| Divine Teah | |
| Full Name: | Divine Roosevelt Teah |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Brewerville, Liberia |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Slavia Prague |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Nimba FC |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Hammarby |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2025– |
| Clubs3: | Slavia Prague |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 --> |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Liberia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18:33, 10 October 2024 (UTC+1) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:10, 17 November 2024 (UTC) |
Divine Roosevelt Teah (born 19 April 2006) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Hammarby and the Liberia national team. He will join Czech side SK Slavia Prague on January 1, 2025.
Teah was called up from the Massa FA to play for Nimba FC.[1] He scored his first two goals for Nimba in the 2021–22 season.[2] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[3] During his time at Nimba, he was heavily linked with teams like AC Milan, Sporting CP, and Bayer Leverkusen, per Fabrizio Romano.[4] [5]
On 19 April 2024, Teah signed a four-year contract with the Swedish club Hammarby, the transfer will become official in the summer transfer window in July 2024.[6] He made his Allsvenskan debut in the 1-0 loss to IFK Göteborg.[7]
On 30 October 2024 it was announced by Hammarby that Teah, after making 7 substitute appearances in the league and a 90-minute appearance in a qualification match against IFK Stocksund in the Swedish Cup, was sold to the Czech club SK Slavia Prague for a sum that could reach close to 50 million Swedish krona. The deal was set to be made official on January 1, 2025.[8] [9] [10] He signed a five year contract, up until 31 December 2029.[11] The fellow Liberian player Oscar Dorley, who was already at Slavia, claims that he will help Teah adapt to the new league.[12]
Teah made his first cap for the Liberia national team against Benin.[13] After 7 caps, he scored his first goal in the 3–1 loss against Ghana, which was assisted by DZ Harmon.[14] [15]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hammarby | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 29 March 2022 | Intwari Stadium, Burundi | 1-2 | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 12 September 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |