Teah Baysah Dennis (born 5 July 1992) is a

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

n professional

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who plays as a defender and most recently played for

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

side

Punjab FC RoundGlass Punjab FC is an Indian professional football club from Mohali in Punjab that competes in the Punjab State Super Football League and I-League. Founded as ''Minerva Academy FC'', in 2005, the club name was rebranded to ''Minerva Punj ...

Background

Teah Dennis Jr., born in

, began his playing career with LPRC Oilers FC in

Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As the ...

. He was then transferred to one of the country's biggest clubs,

Barrack Young Controllers Football Club Barrack Young Controllers Football Club is a football club based in Monrovia, Liberia. Founded in 1997, the club competes in the Liberian Premier League. Squad Achievements *Liberian Premier League **Champions (4): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 ...

, where he established himself as a key player. After several seasons with Barrack Young Controllers, Dennis moved to Jordanian club Al-Ahli in 2014 on a two-year loan deal. On 1 July 2016, he again went on a loan deal, this time to Malaysian outfit

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

. After permanently moving back to Al-Ahli in 2017, he transferred to rival Jordanian club Al-Hussein the following year before eventually landing at Indian club Minerva Punjab FC at the beginning of the 2019 season. He also played for Calcutta Football League side

Southern Samity Southern Samity is an Indian professional football club from Kolkata which was founded in 1945, and is also based in Siliguri in North Bengal. During that time, apart from sports they are also involved in various cultural activities. The club c ...

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Honors

Barrack Young Controllers *

Liberian Premier League The Liberian First Division, formerly known as Liberian Premier League, is the highest division of football in Liberia. The first division league began in 1956 and have only once been won by a club outside Monrovia. It has been dominated by Migh ...

: 2013, 2014 *

Liberian Cup The Liberian Football Association Cup, commonly known as the LFA Cup and currently known as the PetroTrade Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout cup competition in Liberian football. The LFA Cup is run by and named after the Liber ...

: 2013 Al-Ahli * Jordan FA Cup: 2015–16 Liberia *

WAFU Nations Cup The WAFU Nations Cup (also known as the WAFU Cup of Nations or simply the WAFU Cup) is an association football competition that is contested by representative teams of the West African Football Union. History A trophy was commissioned by President ...

: 3rd place

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Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first.''

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, Teah Jr. Men's association football midfielders 1992 births Living people Liberia men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Liberian men's footballers Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players Al-Ahli SC (Amman) players Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Men's association football forwards Footballers from Monrovia Liberian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India