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{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (1978–2007)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Patrick Allotey
| image                = 
| fullname             = Patrick Allotey
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1978|12|13||df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2007|6|27|1978|12|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
| position             = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1               = 1996–2001 |clubs1 = [[Feyenoord]]                                |caps1 = 5 |goals1 = 0
| years2               = 1997–1998 |clubs2 = → [[SBV Excelsior|Excelsior]] (loan)         |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1996–1999  | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]  |nationalcaps1 = 15  |nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''Patrick Allotey''' (13 December 1978 – 27 June 2007) was a [[Association football|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] from [[Ghana]].

== Career ==
Born in [[Accra]], Allotey played five official matches for [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]. He also served [[Excelsior Rotterdam]].

Even though Allotey only played a few matches for Feyenoord, he is part of their history in the 1990s and 2000s as he was one of the main persons in the FIOD-affaire at Feyenoord. In 1998 the [[FIOD-ECD|Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service]] (FIOD) visited Feyenoord because of suspected fraud. Mainly based on the signings of [[Aurelio Vidmar]], [[Christian Gyan]] and Allotey. This became an ongoing scandal in the years to come with chairman [[Jorien van den Herik]] as the main suspect. Eventually in 2006 both Feyenoord and Van den Herik were cleared of any charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ad.nl/sport/article57454.ece|title=Van den Herik: Het is d'r op of d'r onder|publisher=[[Algemeen Dagblad]]|date=2005-11-07|accessdate=2007-06-27|language=Dutch}}</ref>

== Death ==
Allotey died in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]] on June 27, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.trouw.nl/laatstenieuws/laatstenieuws/article739022.ece/Oud-Feyenoorder_Patrick_Allotey_28_overleden|title=Oud-Feyenoorder Patrick Allotey (28) overleden|publisher=[[Trouw]]|date=2007-06-27|accessdate=2007-06-27|language=Dutch}}</ref> It was said he was suffering from headaches, collapsed while with friends and was taken to hospital.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=2604|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009023730/http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=2604|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-09|title=Patrick Allotey passes away|publisher=[[Ghanaian Chronicle]]|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-07-02}}</ref> The player was said to be suffering from [[Hypoglycemia|hypoglycemia]], a condition caused by low blood sugar level. For this reason, he had been inactive as far as football was concerned, until his death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyguideghana.com/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2896|title=Patrick Allotey is dead|publisher=[[Daily Guide Ghana]]|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-07-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929183331/http://www.dailyguideghana.com/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2896|archivedate=2007-09-29}}</ref>

== International ==
Feyenoord scouted Allotey at the [[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995 FIFA Under-17 World Championships]] in [[Ecuador]]<ref>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/archive/u17.php U17 World cup 1995 in Ecuador] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720182538/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/archive/u17.php |date=2008-07-20 }}</ref> where [[Ghanaian national football team|Ghana]] became World Champions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/s1/10010000030635-999-10010000000003.aspx|title=Patrick Allotey overleden|publisher=[[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]|date=2007-06-27|accessdate=2007-06-27|language=Dutch}}</ref> He featured in a team with players like [[Awudu Issaka]], [[Stephen Appiah]] and [[Emanuel Bentil]]. He was one of the best left-footed footballers Ghana ever produced. Although he was a defender, his surging runs on the flanks made him one of the most sought-after players subsequent to the Ecuador 1995 World under-17 championship.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=14316}}

{{Ghana Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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[[Category:1978 births]]
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[[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Feyenoord players]]
[[Category:Excelsior Rotterdam players]]
[[Category:Eredivisie players]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Footballers from Accra]]
[[Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]]