Bernard Tekpetey (born 3 September 1997 is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Ludogorets Razgrad.

Club career

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

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. 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. After a season-long loan to Ludogorets Razgrad, Tekpetey permanently joined the team on 29 June 2021.

International career

Tekpetey was called up to the

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for the

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. He made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 loss to

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on 25 January 2017.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad *

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, 2021–22 *

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: (2)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tekpetey, Bernard 1997 births Living people Footballers from Accra Association football forwards Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players SC Rheindorf Altach players SC Paderborn 07 players Fortuna Düsseldorf players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players