playing on loan for Hearts of Oak, Tagoe became the Ghana Premier League top scorer with 18 goals in 2005 at the age of 19. Saudi Arabia and UAE In January 2006, Tagoe was close to sign for German club Mainz 05, but the transfer failed. He eventually moved to Saudi Arabian side Ittihad. In September 2007, he scored a brace in a 5–1 victory over Al Qadsiah. After six months, Tagoe moved to another Middle East country, this time to United Arab Emirates and signed for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club. This prompted Midtjylland-Maamobi to report Tagoe to FIFA as they believed the club had loaned him to Ittihad. After a year and 10 league goals for Al Shabab, Tagoe returned to Saudi Arabia to play for Ettifaq. He spent two years with Ettifaq, performing especially well during the 2009 AFC Champions League with eight goals in six matches. 1899 Hoffenheim On 9 June 2009, Tagoe signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim, before being released from his contract on 1 August after only 51 days due to heart issues. Tagoe's lawyer contested the dismissal as a second opinion did not yield evidence of a heart condition. On 20 August, Tagoe was resigned to Hoffenheim after an announcement that his earlier release had contravened FIFA regulations. He was originally unable to play in the Bundesliga as his playing license was revoked when it was revealed that the original documentation of his physical examinations had been faked. As a result of the falsification of the data, Deutsche Fußball Liga requested further medical examinations in order to assess Tagoe's fitness. On 21 October, DFL announced the health issue was not significant enough to warrant the cancellation of his contract and that the player could be in a position to have his license reinstated pending the results of the final test in December 2009. This medical test showed that he was fit and had not a cardiac defect. On 11 January 2010, he had his playing license reinstated and was eligible to play for his club. Finally, Tagoe made his debut for the club on 30 January 2010, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Boris Vukčević, in a league match versus Schalke 04. He scored his first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals against Werder Bremen on 9 February. His first Bundesliga goals came on 1 May