Bernard Tekpetey

Bernard Tekpetey (born 3 September 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.

Club career 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.

After a season-long loan to Ludogorets Razgrad, Tekpetey permanently joined the team on 29 June 2021. He established himself as an undisputed starter for the team, becoming a key player and a reliable goalscorer. 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. 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, was expected to be sidelined until the end of 2024. Reportedly, at the time the player was close to finalizing a transfer to Parma, which fell through due to the incident. On 2 April 2025, Tekpetey returned to action after his recovery from injury, coming on as substitute during the second half of the Ludogorets reserve side's 2–0 win over Nesebar. On 3 February 2026, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian Supercup.

International career Tekpetey was called up to the Ghana national team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 loss to Egypt on 25 January 2017.

In June 2022, Tekpetey got Bulgarian pasport. In June 2025 he hinted, that since he lived for 5 years in Bulgaria and having a passport, he is available and would consider to play for Bulgaria national team due to FIFA rules changes in 2021, which allows players with less than 3 matches for national team to switch.

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Honours Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgarian First League: (5) 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Bulgarian Supercup: (5) 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Bulgarian Cup: (2) 2022–23, 2024–25

Individual Bulgarian football Best foreign player: 2022 Bulgarian First League Goal of the Week: 2021–22 (Week 2) , (Week 27)