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Ghanaian footballer

Bernard Tekpetey
Tekpetey in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 27)
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 84 (29)
International career
2017 Ghana 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024

Bernard Tekpetey (born 3 September 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.

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.

After a season-long loan to Ludogorets Razgrad, Tekpetey permanently joined the team on 29 June 2021. He established himself as an undisputed starter for the team, becoming a key player and a reliable goalscorer. In May 2024, Tekpetey was handed a four-match ban following a red card received in an ill-tempered match against CSKA Sofia, which saw him miss the remaining matches of the season. In August 2024, he suffered a broken foot in the first leg of the Champions League qualifying match against Azerbaijani team Qarabagh and after undergoing a successful operation in Austria, is expected to be sidelined until the end of 2024. Reportedly, at the time the player was close to finalizing a transfer to Parma, which fell through due to the incident.

International career

Tekpetey was called up to the Ghana national team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 loss to Egypt on 25 January 2017.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 21 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 10 1 2 2 — 12 3
SC Paderborn 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 32 10 4 1 — 36 11
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 9 0 1 0 — 10 0
Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 25 2 3 2 9 0 37 4
Ludogorets Razgrad 2021–22 Bulgarian First League 24 10 4 0 9 0 37 10
2022–23 Bulgarian First League 27 8 6 1 15 1 48 10
2023–24 Bulgarian First League 30 10 4 1 15 4 49 15
2024–25 Bulgarian First League 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
Total 82 30 14 2 41 6 137 36
Career total 176 45 24 7 51 6 252 58
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Three appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, Eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of 17 September 2017
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2017 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

References

  1. Mazibuko, Sanidle (24 November 2016). "Ghanaian teenager Bernard Tekpetey wins penalty, gets sent off on Schalke debut". Goal. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. Bernard Tekpetey bleibt bei Ludogorets Razgrad
  3. "Бернард Текпетей още мисли за напускане на Лудогорец, но ако остане, има поставена цел" (in Bulgarian). sportlive.bg. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. "Фернандо Каранга и Бърнард Текпетей получиха тежки санкции от Дисциплинарната комисия към БФС" (in Bulgarian). bntnews.bg. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. Minchev, Nikolay (8 August 2024). "Успешна операция за Текпетей" (in Bulgarian). eurocom.bg. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. "Текпетей се размина с трансфер в Италия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. Bernard Tekpetey at Soccerway
  10. 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.
  11. "Текпетей наказа Тодоров за секунди".

External links

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad – current squad
Ghana squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place
Ghana
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