Benjamin Tetteh (born 10 July 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor. He can play at various attacking positions, including as a striker, attacking midfielder or left winger.
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.[2]
In July 2018, Tetteh moved to Sparta Prague.[3] He stayed with Sparta for three seasons, before joining Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor in July 2021.[4]
In July 2022, Tetteh signed for Hull City.[5] He made his debut as a 64th-minute substitute for Óscar Estupiñán on 30 July 2022 in the home match against Bristol City.[6] He 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] He scored his first league goal for Hull on 3 March 2023 in a 2–0 home win over West Brom.[9]
On 10 August 2023, Tetteh signed for Metz for an undisclosed fee.[10] In September 2024, he joined Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor on a season-long loan.[11]
Tetteh made his debut for the Ghana national team on 9 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe.[12]
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.[13] Tetteh was subsequently handed a three-match ban by the CAF.[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[c] | 0 | 37 | 11 | |
2019–20 | Czech First League | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 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 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
Metz | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Maribor (loan) | 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 13 | ||
Career total | 218 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 54 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |