Benjamin Tetteh (born 10 July 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hull City and the Ghana national team.[2]
![]() Tetteh with Bohemians in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Tetteh | ||
Date of birth | (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | Tudu Mighty Jets | ||
2014–2015 | Dreams | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 23 | (7) |
2022– | Hull City | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (1) |
2021– | Ghana | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 4 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 |
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.[3]
In July 2018, Tetteh officially transferred to Sparta Prague.[4]
In July 2021, Tetteh officially transferred to Yeni Malatyaspor.[5]
In July 2022, Tetteh officially transferred to Hull City.[2] Tetteh made his debut as a 64th-minute substitute for Óscar Estupiñán on 30 July 2022 in the home match against Bristol City.[6] Tetteh 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]
Tetteh made his debut for the Ghana national team on 9 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe.[9]
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.[10] Tetteh was subsequently handed a three match ban by the CAF.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Standard Liège | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
Slovácko (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Bohemians (loan) | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
Sparta Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 11 | |
2019–20 | Czech First League | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
Total | 65 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 75 | 20 | |||
Yeni Malatyaspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||
Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 60 | 14 | ||||
Hull City | 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 180 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 40 |
Standard Liège
Sparta Prague
Hull City A.F.C. – current squad | |
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Ghana squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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