John Tedeku (born 4 January 2002) is a
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian
footballer
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who currently plays as a
defender for
Ghana Premier League
The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...
side
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Career
Born in Dansoman, a suburb of Accra, Tedeku started his career with
West African Football Academy
West African Football Academy (WAFA) Sporting Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based near Sogakope in the Volta Region that was founded by Feyenoord from Rotterdam. They are competing in the Ghana Premier League. The 2016–17 seaso ...
, he was promoted to the senior team in October 2019 after distinguishing himself with the academy's U16 side.
He made his debut on 29 December 2020, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to
Karela United.
During his debut season,
2019–20 season he made seven league appearances as the league was cancelled due to the restrictions imposed to control the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first two cases in Ghana were confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two infected ...
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With the league set to restart, he was named on the club's squad list for the 2020–21 season.
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Living people
2002 births
Men's association football defenders
Ghanaian footballers
West African Football Academy players
Ghana Premier League players
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