| Bernard Tekpetey | |
| Fullname: | Bernard Tekpetey |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | UniStar Soccer Academy |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Schalke 04 II |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → SCR Altach (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | SC Paderborn |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2021– |
| Clubs8: | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Caps8: | 84 |
| Goals8: | 29 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 21 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 15 May 2024 |
Bernard Tekpetey (born 3 September 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.
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 OGC Nice. 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.[1]
After a season-long loan to Ludogorets Razgrad, Tekpetey permanently joined the team on 29 June 2021.[2] He established himself as an undisputed starter for the team, becoming a key player and a reliable goalscorer.[3] In May 2024, Tekpetey was handed a four-match ban following a red card received in an ill-tempered match against CSKA Sofia, which saw him miss the remaining matches of the season.[4] In August 2024, he suffered a broken foot in the first leg of the Champions League qualifying match against Azerbaijani team Qarabagh and after undergoing a successful operation in Austria, is expected to be sidelined until the end of 2024.[5] Reportedly, at the time the player was close to finalizing a transfer to Parma, which fell through due to the incident.[6]
Tekpetey was called up to the Ghana national football team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] He made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 loss to Egypt national football team on 25 January 2017.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Schalke 04 II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| SCR Altach (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| SC Paderborn | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 11 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 2020–21 | First League | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2021–22 | First League | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | First League | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 48 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | First League | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 49 | 15 | ||
| 2024–25 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 107 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 174 | 40 | |||
| Career total | 176 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 252 | 58 | |||
Ludogorets Razgrad
(4) 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
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