Alexander Tettey

For the Ghanaian politician, see Alex Tettey-Enyo.

Alexander Tettey

Tettey playing for Rosenborg in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Banor Tettey [1]
Date of birth	(1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1999–2002	Bodø/Glimt
2002–2003	Kolstad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2009	Rosenborg	89	(12)
2005	→ Skeid (loan)	5	(2)
2009–2012	Rennes	60	(2)
2012–2021	Norwich City	244	(7)
2021	Rosenborg	6	(0)
Total		404	(23)
International career
2004	Norway U18	7	(0)
2005	Norway U19	8	(0)
2006–2008	Norway U21	14	(0)
2007–2016	Norway	34	(3)
Managerial career
2024–	Rosenborg (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Banor Tettey (born 4 April 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Born in Ghana, he played for the Norway national team from 2007 to 2016, earning 34 caps.

Having established himself at Rosenborg, he played for French club Rennes and English side Norwich City.

Early life

Tettey was born in Accra, Ghana, and moved to Bodø Municipality in Norway in 1999. He later moved to Trondheim Municipality, and started to play football for Kolstad. After joining Rosenborg's youth department, Tettey made his debut for the first team in a friendly match against GIF Sundsvall in January 2003, and in September 2003 he joined the first team squad and became the youngest player in Rosenborg's first team squad since Ola By Rise, Knut Torbjørn Eggen and Øivind Husby in 1977. ^[2]

Club career

Rosenborg

Tettey started his career in Rosenborg as a central midfielder, but under Knut Tørum in 2007 he was made a defensive midfielder. In the 2008 season he was appointed Rosenborg's vice-captain and with club legend Roar Strand in and out of the team Tettey was a frequent captain. ^[3]

Rennes

During his stay in Rosenborg, Tettey was being closely followed by French club Rennes, as they looked to create a squad with the potential of winning the title. ^[4] On 31 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract with the French club. Tettey got his debut for the club shortly thereafter, but got injured in his first match for the club . His stay in Rennes has thereafter been plagued with injuries, but Tettey has nonetheless managed to pick up 60 appearances for the club. ^[5] On 9 January 2011, Tettey scored his first goal in the Round of 64 of the French Cup. He scored the first of Rennes' goals as well the fifth in their 7–0 win over Cannes. ^[6]

Norwich City

On 25 August 2012, Tettey signed for Premier League club Norwich City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^[7] He scored on his debut, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win against Doncaster Rovers on 26 September in the League Cup. ^[8] He was also named man of the match, and stated he hoped his performance had been enough to earn him a start in a Premier League game. ^[9] He made his league debut three days later, replacing Steve Morison in the 79th minute of a 5–2 defeat against Liverpool at Carrow Road. ^[10] He made his first league start on 6 October against European champions Chelsea, however he could not prevent Norwich falling to a 4–1 defeat after Grant Holt had given the Canaries an 11th-minute lead. ^[11] He made his full home debut on 20 October, helping Norwich to a shock 1–0 win against Arsenal after another goal from Holt. ^[12] He became a regular in the team until he suffered an injury in February 2013, which persisted and kept him out of action for a longer period than initially thought. ^[13] After over a month out, he made his return to playing on 30 March, replacing Jonny Howson in the 85th minute of a 1–0 defeat away to relegation rivals Wigan Athletic. ^[14] He played in the final game of the season on 19 May, as Norwich produced a shock result to beat Manchester City 3–2 at the City of Manchester Stadium, to inflict only their second home defeat in the last 48 games, and to give Norwich their highest Premier League finish of 11th since they finished third in the 1992–93 season. ^[15]

On 1 November 2013 it was announced that Tettey would be ruled out for 'a couple of months' following ankle surgery, which was performed after a stoppage-time collision with Cardiff City player Fraizer Campbell had left the ankle "very sore". ^[16] On 22 March 2014 he scored his first league goal for Norwich with a 30-yard volley against Sunderland in a 2–0 win. It was described as one of the goals of the season. ^[17] In December 2018 Tettey made his 200th appearance for Norwich City. ^[18] In the final game of the 2019–20 season Tettey made his 100th Premier League appearance in a 5–0 defeat to Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium.

On 4 May 2021, Norwich announced Tettey would leave the club at the end of the 2020–21 season. During his time at the club, Tettey made 263 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring eight times. ^[19] In his last season at the club, Tettey helped mentor and coach BADU Sports, a London-based organisation for children and young adults. ^[20]

Return to Rosenborg

After leaving Norwich, Tettey signed for his former club Rosenborg and was handed the number 6 jersey, a jersey not worn since Rosenborg legend Roar Strand retired in 2010. ^[21]

International career

Tettey is a naturalized Norwegian and has been capped for the Norwegian under-18, under-19 and under-21 youth teams,^{[ citation needed ]} as well as the senior team. Tettey made his debut for Norway on 22 August 2007, playing in a 2–1 friendly win against Argentina. Over the course of a nine-year international career, Tettey made 34 caps for Norway, scoring three times. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 October 2021 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosenborg	2003	Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2004		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	2005		2	0	0	0	—		4	0	—		6	0
	2006		22	1	4	1	—		0	0	—		26	2
	2007		23	4	4	1	—		11	0	—		38	5
	2008		24	2	2	1	—		8	0	—		34	3
	2009		17	5	3	0	—		4	0	—		24	5
	Total		89	12	13	3	—		27	0	—		129	15
Skeid (loan)	2005	Adeccoligaen	5	2	0	0	—		—		—		5	2
Rennes	2009–10 [24]	Ligue 1	24	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	—		28	0
	2010–11 [24]		17	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	—		20	4
	2011–12 [24]		19	1	3	0	1	0	10 [a]	0	—		33	1
	Total		60	2	8	3	3	0	10	0	—		81	7
Norwich City	2012–13 [25]	Premier League	27	0	0	0	2	1	—		—		29	1
	2013–14 [26]		21	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		22	1
	2014–15 [27]	Championship	36	2	0	0	0	0	—		3 [b]	0	39	2
	2015–16 [28]	Premier League	23	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		23	2
	2016–17 [29]	Championship	35	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		37	0
	2017–18 [30]		23	0	2	0	2	0	—		—		27	0
	2018–19 [30]		30	1	0	0	2	0	—		—		32	1
	2019–20 [30]	Premier League	30	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		31	1
	2020–21 [29]	Championship	19	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		244	7	6	0	9	1	—		3	0	262	8
Rosenborg	2021	Eliteserien	6	0	0	0	—		6	0	—		12	0
Career total			404	23	27	6	12	1	43	0	3	0	489	30

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in the Championship play-offs

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tettey goal.

List of international goals scored by Alexander Tettey ^[22]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2015	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Croatia	1–3	1–5	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2	10 October 2015	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Malta	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3	13 October 2015	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	Italy	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Rosenborg

• Eliteserien: 2006, 2009

Norwich City

• EFL Championship: 2018–19 ^[31] 2020–21
• Football League Championship play-offs: 2015 ^[32]

References

1. "Alexander Banor Tettey" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
2. "Tidligere spiller: Alexander Tetty" [Former player: Alexander Tettey]. RBKweb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 October 2012.
3. (in Norwegian) Profile: 10 Alexander Tettey Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine , tv2.no. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
4. Alexander Tettey rejoint le SRFC
5. (in Norwegian) Tettey: – Nå er jeg veldig oppgitt, VG.no. 1 September 2010
6. (in French) http://www.terre-de-foot.com/actualites/ligue-1/rennes-pulverise-cannes-7-0-264.html
7. "Norwich City sign Alexander Tettey from Rennes" BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
8. "Norwich 1–0 Doncaster" BBC Sport. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
9. "Alexander Tettey looks for Norwich chance in Premier League" BBC Sport. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
10. "Norwich 2–5 Liverpool" BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
11. "Chelsea 4–1 Norwich" BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
12. "Norwich 1–0 Arsenal" BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
13. "Norwich City's Alexander Tettey injury persists" BBC Sport. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
14. "Wigan 1–0 Norwich" BBC Sport. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
15. "Man City 2–3 Norwich" BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
16. "Alex Tettey: Norwich City midfielder ruled out for 'months'". BBC Sport . 1 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
17. Rae, Richard (22 March 2014). "Norwich City ease relegation worries at expense of Sunderland". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 March 2014.
18. "Nigel Worthington presents framed shirt to Alex Tettey on return to Colney". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
19. "Alex Tettey and Mario Vrancic to depart Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
20. "Alex Tettey coaches BADU Sports students at The Nest". Norwich City F.C. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
21. "- Det er bare et nummer".
22. "Tettey, Alexander". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
23. "Michael Jamtfall". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
24. Alexander Tettey at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
25. "Games played by Alexander Tettey in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
26. "Games played by Alexander Tettey in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
27. "Games played by Alexander Tettey in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
28. "Games played by Alexander Tettey in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
29. "Games played by Alexander Tettey in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
30. "Games played by Alexander Tettey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
31. Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN   978-1-4722-6111-3.
32. Shepka, Phil (25 May 2015). "Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2018.

External links

• Alexander Tettey at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
• Alexander Tettey at Soccerbase
• Alexander Tettey's profile, stats & pics
• Player profile, rosenborg.info. Retrieved 4 July 2008.