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Bernard Tekpetey

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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

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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] He established himself as an undisputed starter for the team, becoming a key player and a reliable goalscorer.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] Reportedly, at the time the player was close to finalizing a transfer to Parma, which fell through due to the incident.[6]

International career

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Tekpetey was called up to the Ghana national team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] He made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 loss to Egypt on 25 January 2017.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 21 July 2024[9]
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[a] 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[b] 0 37 4
Ludogorets Razgrad 2021–22 Bulgarian First League 24 10 4 0 9[c] 0 37 10
2022–23 Bulgarian First League 27 8 6 1 15[d] 1 48 10
2023–24 Bulgarian First League 30 10 4 1 15[e] 4 49 15
2024–25 Bulgarian First League 1 0 0 0 2[f] 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

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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

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Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

References

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  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".
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