For the Ghanaian politician, see Alex Tettey-Enyo.
Alexander Tettey
FullnameAlexander Banor Tettey[1]
Birth date4 April 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeAccra, Ghana
PositionDefensive midfielder
Youthyears 11999–2002
Youthclubs 1Bodø/Glimt
Youthyears 22002–2003
Youthclubs 2Kolstad
Years 12003–2009
Clubs 1Rosenborg
Caps 189
Goals 112
Years 22005
Clubs 2→ Skeid (loan)
Caps 25
Goals 22
Years 32009–2012
Clubs 3Rennes
Caps 360
Goals 32
Years 42012–2021
Clubs 4Norwich City
Caps 4244
Goals 47
Years 52021
Clubs 5Rosenborg
Caps 56
Goals 50
Totalcaps404
Totalgoals23
Nationalyears 12004
Nationalteam 1Norway U18
Nationalcaps 17
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22005
Nationalteam 2Norway U19
Nationalcaps 28
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalyears 32006–2008
Nationalteam 3Norway U21
Nationalcaps 314
Nationalgoals 30
Nationalyears 42007–2016
Nationalteam 4Norway
Nationalcaps 434
Nationalgoals 43
Manageryears 12024–
Managerclubs 1Rosenborg (assistant)
Manageryears 22026–
Managerclubs 2Rosenborg (interim)

Alexander Banor Tettey (born 4 April 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ghana, he represented the Norway national team.

Having started his professional career with local Norwegian side Rosenborg in 2003, he went on to sign for French club Rennes, and later moved to English side Norwich City in 2012, where he went on to also become captain across nine years for the club.

Early life

Tettey was born in Accra, Ghana, and moved to Bodø Municipality in Norway in 1999. He later moved to Trondheim Municipality, and started to play football for Kolstad. After joining Rosenborg's youth department, Tettey made his debut for the first team in a friendly match against GIF Sundsvall in January 2003, and in September 2003 he joined the first team squad and became the youngest player in Rosenborg's first team squad since Ola By Rise, Knut Torbjørn Eggen and Øivind Husby in 1977.[2]

Club career

Rosenborg

Tettey started his career in Rosenborg as a central midfielder, but under Knut Tørum in 2007 he was made a defensive midfielder. In the 2008 season he was appointed Rosenborg's vice-captain and with club legend Roar Strand in and out of the team Tettey was a frequent captain.[3]

Rennes

During his stay in Rosenborg, Tettey was being closely followed by French club Rennes, as they looked to create a squad with the potential of winning the title.[4] On 31 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract with the French club. Tettey got his debut for the club shortly thereafter, but got injured in his first match for the club . His stay in Rennes has thereafter been plagued with injuries, but Tettey has nonetheless managed to pick up 60 appearances for the club.[5] On 9 January 2011, Tettey scored his first goal in the Round of 64 of the French Cup. He scored the first of Rennes' goals as well the fifth in their 7–0 win over Cannes.[6]

Norwich City

On 25 August 2012, Tettey signed for Premier League club Norwich City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored on his debut, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win against Doncaster Rovers on 26 September in the League Cup.[8] He was also named man of the match, and stated he hoped his performance had been enough to earn him a start in a Premier League game.[9] He made his league debut three days later, replacing Steve Morison in the 79th minute of a 5–2 defeat against Liverpool at Carrow Road.[10] He made his first league start on 6 October against European champions Chelsea, however he could not prevent Norwich falling to a 4–1 defeat after Grant Holt had given the Canaries an 11th-minute lead.[11] He made his full home debut on 20 October, helping Norwich to a shock 1–0 win against Arsenal after another goal from Holt.[12] He became a regular in the team until he suffered an injury in February 2013, which persisted and kept him out of action for a longer period than initially thought.[13] After over a month out, he made his return to playing on 30 March, replacing Jonny Howson in the 85th minute of a 1–0 defeat away to relegation rivals Wigan Athletic.[14] He played in the final game of the season on 19 May, as Norwich produced a shock result to beat Manchester City 3–2 at the City of Manchester Stadium, to inflict only their second home defeat in the last 48 games, and to give Norwich their highest Premier League finish of 11th since they finished third in the 1992–93 season.[15]

On 1 November 2013, it was announced that Tettey would be ruled out for 'a couple of months' following ankle surgery, which was performed after a stoppage-time collision with Cardiff City player Fraizer Campbell had left the ankle "very sore".[16] On 22 March 2014, he scored his first league goal for Norwich with a 30-yard volley against Sunderland in a 2–0 win. It was described as one of the goals of the season.[17] In December 2018, Tettey made his 200th appearance for Norwich City.[18] In the final game of the 2019–20 season Tettey made his 100th Premier League appearance in a 5–0 defeat to Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium.

On 4 May 2021, Norwich announced Tettey would leave the club at the end of the 2020–21 season; during his time at the club, Tettey captained the club across three seasons, and made a total of 263 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring eight goals.[19] In his last season at the club, Tettey helped mentor and coach BADU Sports, a London-based organisation for children and young adults.[20]

Return to Rosenborg

After leaving Norwich, Tettey signed for his former club Rosenborg and was handed the number 6 shirt, a shirt number not worn by a player since Rosenborg legend and fellow Norwegian Roar Strand retired in 2010.[21]

International career

Tettey is a naturalized Norwegian and has been capped for the Norwegian under-18, under-19 and under-21 youth teams,[citation needed] as well as the senior team. Tettey made his debut for Norway on 22 August 2007, playing in a 2–1 friendly win against Argentina. Over the course of a nine-year international career, Tettey made 34 caps for Norway, scoring three times.[22]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg2003Tippeligaen0000—00—00
20041000—00—10
20052000—40—60
200622141—00—262
200723441—110—385
200824221—80—343
200917530—40—245
Total8912133—270—12915
Skeid (loan)2005Adeccoligaen5200———52
Rennes2009–10[24]Ligue 1240202000—280
2010–11[24]171330000—204
2011–12[24]191301010[a]0—331
Total6028330100—817
Norwich City2012–13[25]Premier League2700021——291
2013–14[26]2110010——221
2014–15[27]Championship3620000—3[b]0392
2015–16[28]Premier League2320000——232
2016–17[29]Championship3501010——370
2017–18[30]2302020——270
2018–19[30]3010020——321
2019–20[30]Premier League3011000——311
2020–21[29]Championship1902010——220
Total24476091—302628
Rosenborg2021Eliteserien6000—60—120
Career total404232761214303048930
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Championship play-offs

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tettey goal.
List of international goals scored by Alexander Tettey[22]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 March 2015Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaCroatia1–31–5UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
210 October 2015Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayMalta1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
313 October 2015Stadio Olimpico, Rome, ItalyItaly1–01–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Rosenborg

Norwich City

References

  1. ^ "Alexander Banor Tettey" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Tidligere spiller: Alexander Tetty" [Former player: Alexander Tettey] (in Norwegian). RBKweb.no. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ (in Norwegian) Profile: 10 Alexander Tettey Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, tv2.no. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  4. ^ Alexander Tettey rejoint le SRFC
  5. ^ (in Norwegian) Tettey: – Nå er jeg veldig oppgitt, VG.no. 1 September 2010
  6. ^ (in French) http://www.terre-de-foot.com/actualites/ligue-1/rennes-pulverise-cannes-7-0-264.html Archived 13 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Norwich City sign Alexander Tettey from Rennes" BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Norwich 1–0 Doncaster" BBC Sport. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Alexander Tettey looks for Norwich chance in Premier League" BBC Sport. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Norwich 2–5 Liverpool" BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Chelsea 4–1 Norwich" BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Norwich 1–0 Arsenal" BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Norwich City's Alexander Tettey injury persists" BBC Sport. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Wigan 1–0 Norwich" BBC Sport. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Man City 2–3 Norwich" BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Alex Tettey: Norwich City midfielder ruled out for 'months'". BBC Sport. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  17. ^ Rae, Richard (22 March 2014). "Norwich City ease relegation worries at expense of Sunderland". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Nigel Worthington presents framed shirt to Alex Tettey on return to Colney". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Alex Tettey and Mario Vrancic to depart Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Alex Tettey coaches BADU Sports students at The Nest". Norwich City F.C. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  21. ^ "- Det er bare et nummer"
  22. ^ "Tettey, Alexander". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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