Benjamin Tetteh

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Benjamin Tetteh
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Tetteh with Bohemians in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker, attacking midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Maribor
Number 30
Youth career
2013–2014 Tudu Mighty Jets
2014–2015 Dreams
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Standard Liège 16 (2)
2016–2017 → Slovácko (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 → Bohemians (loan) 20 (2)
2018–2021 Sparta Prague 65 (19)
2020–2021 → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) 32 (5)
2021–2022 Yeni Malatyaspor 26 (7)
2022–2023 Hull City 15 (1)
2023–2025 Metz 12 (0)
2024–2025 → Maribor (loan) 19 (11)
2025– Maribor 14 (10)
International career
2015 Ghana U20 4 (1)
2021–2022 Ghana 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:23, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Benjamin Tetteh (born 10 July 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor. He can play at various attacking positions, including as a striker, attacking midfielder or left winger.

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Club career

Tetteh joined Standard Liège in 2015 from Dreams FC, signing a three-year deal. On 17 October 2015, he made his Belgian Pro League debut with Standard Liège against K.V.C. Westerlo. [2]

In July 2018, Tetteh moved to Sparta Prague. [3] He stayed with Sparta for three seasons, before joining Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor in July 2021. [4]

In July 2022, Tetteh signed for Hull City. [5] He made his debut as a 64th-minute substitute for Óscar Estupiñán on 30 July 2022 in the home match against Bristol City. [6] He won his side's penalty to equalise the score, coming under criticism after the match for the minimal contact that caused him to go down. [7] [8] He scored his first league goal for Hull on 3 March 2023 in a 2–0 home win over West Brom. [9]

On 10 August 2023, Tetteh signed for Metz for an undisclosed fee. [10] In September 2024, he joined Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor on a season-long loan. [11]

International career

Tetteh made his debut for the Ghana national team on 9 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe. [12]

On 16 January 2022, Tetteh was sent off in the 94th minute of a 1–1 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw with Gabon after punching an opposition player in a brawl at full-time. [13] Tetteh was subsequently handed a three-match ban by the CAF. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 15210——162
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 1000——10
Total16210——172
Slovácko (loan) 2016–17 Czech First League 13110——141
Bohemians (loan) 2017–18 Czech First League20211——213
Sparta Prague 2018–19 Czech First League321130—2 [c] 03711
2019–20 Czech First League33831—2 [c] 0389
Total651961—407520
Yeni Malatyaspor 2020–21 Süper Lig32511——336
2021–22 Süper Lig26711——278
Total581222——6014
Hull City 2022–23 EFL Championship 1511010—171
Metz 2023–24 Ligue 1 1201000—130
Maribor (loan) 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 191122——2113
Career total21848156104023854

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [16]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202120
202250
Total70

Honours

Standard Liège

Sparta Prague

References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Tetteh". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Standard Liège vs. Westerlo – 17 October 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Benjamin Tetteh hráčem Sparty".
  4. ↑ "Tetteh přestupuje do Turecka".
  5. ↑ "Tetteh signs for Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hull City 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Mail, Harry (31 July 2022). "'Allowed to be contact' – EFL pundit has say on Hull City penalty decision against Bristol City". Bristol World. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Cooper, Barry (31 July 2022). "Bristol City chief Nigel Pearson fumes after Hull City get rare penalty". HullLive. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Championship: Hull 2–0 West Brom – O'Shea scores own goal". BBC Sport. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tetteh signs for FC Metz". Hull City A.F.C. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Kako ubiti tri muhe na en mah? Vprašajte Maribor! Vijoličasti potrdili prihod kar treh sila kvalitetnih tujih nogometašev". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ghana v Zimbabwe game report". FIFA. 9 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Gabon 1–1 Ghana: Late equaliser dents Ghana's AFCON hopes as Benjamin Tetteh sent off following post-match brawl". Sky Sports. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "CAF Bans Ghana's Benjamin Tetteh, Fine Gabon $20,000 Over AFCON Fracas". Best Choice Sports. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. 1 2 Benjamin Tetteh at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Benjamin Tetteh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Standard redt seizoen met bekerwinst" [Standard saves season with Cup victory]. sporza.be. 20 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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