Samuel Tetteh
Ghanaian footballer (born 1996)
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Samuel Tetteh (born 28 July 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Ghana national team.[2]
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Tetteh with Liefering in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 July 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | WAFA | 13 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Liefering | 26 | (12) |
| 2017–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → LASK (loan) | 66 | (16) |
| 2020 | → New York Red Bulls (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Adanaspor | 49 | (11) |
| 2023 | → Bandırmaspor (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Gabala | 21 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Ghana U-20 | 5 | (1) | |
| 2015– | Ghana | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2018 | |||
Club career
Early career
Tetteh started playing for the West African Football Academy in 2014. He played in the 2016 season which he scored 5 goals in 13 matches and was labeled as one of the rising stars in the Ghana Premier League and scoring against Asante Kotoko S.C. in his debut match.[3] He started attracting scouts and teams from Europe due to his good form and being seen as a future prospect.
FC Liefering
Tetteh joined FC Liefering the feeder club of Red Bull Salzburg during the summer of 2016. In his debut season for the Austrian side he scored 10 goals and provided assists for 5 goals, meaning he contributed to 15 goals in 20 matches.[4]
LASK
Due to his impressive displays for FC Liefering, in January 2017, Tetteh was promoted into the Red Bull Salzburg squad.[5]
Tetteh was loaned out to fellow Austrian club LASK for one and half season starting from January 2018.[6] He ended the 2017–18 season with 5 goals 6 assists helping the team to a 4th place and qualification into the Europa league.[6]
New York Red Bulls
On 11 August 2020, Tetteh moved on loan to MLS side New York Red Bulls for the 2020 season with a club option to make the transfer permanent.[7] On 30 November 2020, New York declined to make the deal for Tetteh permanent.[8]
SKN St. Pölten
On 19 January 2021, Tetth moved on loan to Austrian Bundesliga side SKN St. Pölten.
Gabala
On 5 September 2023, Gabala announced the singing of Tetteh to a two-year contract from Adanaspor.[9]
On 4 October 2024, Gabala announced the departure of Tetteh by mutual agreement.[10]
International career
Tetteh made his first senior international appearance in a friendly against Congo on 1 September 2015, having substituted Solomon Asante in the 90th minute. On 3 September 2016, Tetteh scored his first international goal for Ghana.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 27 February 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| WAFA | 2016 | Ghanaian Premier League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| FC Liefering | 2016–17 | Austrian Football First League | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 10 | |||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2017–18 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LASK (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |||
| Total | 66 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 86 | 19 | ||
| Career totals | 105 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 127 | 36 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[11]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 September 2016 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |  Rwanda | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
