Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 September 1997 | ||
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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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