Ben Teekloh
Ben Teekloh (born 6 December 1983) is a retired Liberian football defensive midfielder who last played for FC Astra II Giurgiu[1] in Romania.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 6, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inter Allies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Inter Allies | 20 | (7) |
| 2001 | Buduburam | 27 | (16) |
| 2002–2003 | Tonnerre Yaoundé | 17 | (2) |
| 2004 | Ashanti Gold | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Nasr Salalah | ||
| 2005–2006 | Nistru Otaci | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | Al-Nasr Salalah | ||
| 2007–2010 | Farul Constanța | 59 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Astra Ploiești | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Astra II Giurgiu | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 151 | (29) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2011 | Liberia | 14 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2018 | |||
Career
Ben Teekloh previously played for International Allies in Ghana where he started his professional career.
International
Teekloh was a member of the Liberia national football team and gained 23 caps, including the 2002 African Nations Cup and the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers. He earned his first cap in 2001 against Ivory Coast.
On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously burnt in an explosion at his apartment. He missed the first half of the season and was reported to have had a miraculous escape.
References
- "Ben Teekloh, al treilea "marinar" ajuns la Astra" [Ben Teekloh, the third "sailor" arrived at Astra]. Liga2.ro (in Romanian). 28 June 2010.
External links
- Ben Teekloh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ben Teekloh at LiberianSoccer.com at the Wayback Machine (archived May 31, 2007)
- Ben Teekloh – FIFA competition record
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