Ben Teekloh

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Ben Teekloh
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-12-06) 6 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Inter Allies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000 Inter Allies 20 (7)
2001 Buduburam 27 (16)
2002–2003 Tonnerre Yaoundé 17 (2)
2004 Ashanti Gold
2004–2005 Al-Nasr Salalah
2005–2006 Nistru Otaci 11 (0)
2006 Al-Nasr Salalah
2007–2010 Farul Constanța 59 (3)
2010–2012 Astra Ploiești 9 (0)
2010–2012 Astra II Giurgiu 8 (1)
Total151(29)
International career
2004–2011 Liberia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2018

Ben Teekloh (born 6 December 1983) is a former Liberian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He last played for FC Astra II Giurgiu [1] in Romania.

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International

Teekloh was a member of the Liberia national football team, earning 23 caps. He participated in the 2002 African Nations Cup and the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers. Teekloh earned his first cap in 2001 against Ivory Coast.

On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously burnt in an explosion at his apartment. He missed the first half of the season and was reported to have had a miraculous escape.

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References

  1. "Ben Teekloh, al treilea "marinar" ajuns la Astra" [Ben Teekloh, the third "sailor" arrived at Astra]. Liga2.ro (in Romanian). 28 June 2010.