Personal information | |||
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Full name | Divine Roosevelt Teah | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Brewerville, Liberia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pardubice (on loan from Slavia Prague) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Nimba FC | 6 | (2) |
2024–2025 | Hammarby IF | 7 | (0) |
2025– | Slavia Prague | 10 | (0) |
2025 | Slavia Prague B | 2 | (0) |
2025– | → Pardubice (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Liberia | 21 | (2) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:28, 16 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:28, 8 September 2025 (UTC) |
Divine Roosevelt Teah (born 19 April 2006) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech side Pardubice on loan from Slavia Prague and the Liberia national team.
Teah was called up from the Massa FA to play for Nimba FC.[ citation needed ] He scored his first two goals for Nimba in the 2021–22 season. [1] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [2] During his time at Nimba, he was heavily linked with teams like AC Milan, Sporting CP, and Bayer Leverkusen, per Fabrizio Romano. [3] [4]
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. [5] He made his Allsvenskan debut in the 1–0 loss to IFK Göteborg. [6]
On 30 October 2024 it was announced by Hammarby that Teah, after making 7 substitute appearances in the league and a 90-minute appearance in a qualification match against IFK Stocksund in the Swedish Cup, was sold to the Czech club SK Slavia Prague for a sum that could reach close to 50 million Swedish krona. The deal was set to be made official on 1 January 2025. [7] [8] He signed a five year contract, up until 31 December 2029. Fellow Liberian player Oscar Dorley, who was already at Slavia, claimed that he would help Teah adapt to the new league. [9]
On 8 September 2025, Teah joined Pardubice on a half-year loan deal without an option. [10]
Teah made his first cap for the Liberia national team against Benin. [11] After 7 caps, he scored his first goal in the 3–1 loss against Ghana, which was assisted by DZ Harmon. [12] [13]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nimba FC | 2023–24 | Liberian Second Division | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
Hammarby | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Slavia Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2025–26 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Slavia Prague B | 2024–25 | Czech National Football League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2025–26 | Czech National Football League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Liberia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
2023 | 5 | 1 | |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
2025 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 March 2022 | Intwari Stadium, Burundi | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2 | 12 September 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | ![]() | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |