Divine Teah

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Divine Teah
Personal information
Full name Divine Roosevelt Teah
Date of birth (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Brewerville, Liberia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hammarby
Number 29
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Nimba FC 6 (2)
2024– Hammarby 0 (0)
International career
2023– Liberia 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Divine Roosevelt Teah (born 19 April 2006) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish side Hammarby IF and the Liberia national team. [1]

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Club career

Teah was called up from the Massa FA to play for Nimba FC. [2] He scored his first two goals for Nimba in the 2021–22 season. [3] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [4] During his time at Nimba, he was heavily linked with teams like AC Milan, Sporting CP, and Bayer Leverkusen, per Fabrizio Romano. [5] [6]

On 19 April 2024, Teah signed a four-year contract with the Swedish club Hammarby, the transfer will become official in the summer transfer window in July 2024. [7]

International career

Teah made his first cap for the Liberia national team against Benin. [8] After 7 caps, he scored his first goal in the 3–1 loss against Ghana, which was assisted by DZ Harmon. [9] [10]

Career statistics

International

129 March 2022 Intwari Stadium, BurundiFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1-21–2 Friendly
212 September 2023 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–31–3 Friendly

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References

  1. "Officiellt: Hammarby värvar Divine Teah". fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. "Divine Teah - Stats and titles won - 22/23". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. "Divine Teah". 365scores.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. Writer, Contributing (13 October 2023). "Liberian 'Wonder Kid' Divine Teah Named Among 2023 Best Young Talents". FrontPageAfrica. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. Says, Divine (27 November 2023). "Romano: Milan among clubs scouting Guardian Top 60 talent in Liberia". SempreMilancom. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. "Divine Teah klar för Hammarby" [Divine Teah ready for Hammarby] (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 19 April 2024.
  8. "ai-score Divine Teah". ai-score.com.
  9. "Ghana 3-1 Liberia (Sep 12, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. "Ghana vs Liberia live score, H2H and lineups". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 24 September 2023.