Bernard Tekpetey
Bernard Tekpetey (born 3 September 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.
 Bernard Tekpetey in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Tekpetey | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | UniStar Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Schalke 04 II | 16 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → SCR Altach (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | SC Paderborn | 32 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Schalke 04 | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2021– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 60 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Ghana | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2017 | |||
Club career
Having successfully undergone a trial period, Schalke 04 signed Tekpetey was signed from Ghanaian second-tier side Unistar Soccer Academy in February 2016. He made his debut for the club on 24 November, starting in a 2–0 win over OGC Nice. He won a penalty, which was converted by Dennis Aogo for Schalke's second goal, before being sent off in the second-half after committing two bookable offences.[1]
After a season-long loan to Ludogorets Razgrad, Tekpetey permanently joined the team on 29 June 2021.[2]
International career
Tekpetey was called up to the Ghana national football team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3] He made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 loss to Egypt national football team on 25 January 2017.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 10 October 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| SCR Altach | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| SC Paderborn | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 11 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2020–21 | First League | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | First League | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | First League | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 48 | 10 | |
| 2023–24 | First League | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 8 | |
| Total | 85 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 140 | 32 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 218 | 50 | ||
Honours
Ludogorets Razgrad
- Bulgarian First League: (3) 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Bulgarian Supercup: (2) 2021, 2022
- Bulgarian Cup: 2022–23
Individual
- Best foreign player in Bulgarian football for 2022[6]
References
- Mazibuko, Sanidle (24 November 2016). "Ghanaian teenager Bernard Tekpetey wins penalty, gets sent off on Schalke debut". Goal. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- Bernard Tekpetey bleibt bei Ludogorets Razgrad
- "Coach Avram Grant names 26-man squad - News - Black Stars -Ghanafa.org". www.ghanafa.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 31st Edition of African Cup of Nations Total, Gabon 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Bernard Tekpetey at Soccerway
- Kichukov, Simeon (5 February 2023). "За трети път Кирил Десподов беше избран за Футболист №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
External links
- Bernard Tekpetey at fussballdaten.de (in German)
