Michael Tetteh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Osakonor Tetteh | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Odumase Krobo, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2005–2007 | Santa Barbara Soccer Club | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 59 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Orlando City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 8 September 2014 (UTC) | |||
Michael Osakonor Tetteh (born 16 January 1989) is a former Ghanaian footballer.
Early life and education
[edit]Tetteh spent his youth career with Right to Dream Academy for six years and the Santa Barbara Soccer Club for three years before playing college soccer at UC Santa Barbara for the Gauchos.[1] He was named Second Team All-Big West and Second Team Far West All-Region in 2009. Tetteh played in 59 games in his three years at UC Santa Barbara and scored 6 goals with 8 assists.
Playing career
[edit]Tetteh was signed by Major League Soccer to a Generation Adidas contract and was subsequently drafted 20th overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC on 13 January 2011.[2]
He made his professional debut in a 2–1 win over Kitsap Pumas in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup playing the full 90 minutes on 28 June 2011.[3]
To gain more match experience, Tetteh was loaned to USL Pro club Orlando City SC on 29 June 2011[4] on a 10-day contract and returned to Seattle by 12 July.[5] While with Orlando City, Tetteh appeared in three matches.
Tetteh was sent out on loan again, to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League on 24 August 2012.[6]
On 14 December 2012, the Sounders declined to pick up a contract option on Tetteh.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2011 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orlando City (loan) | USL Pro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | North American Soccer League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | USA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Awards and honors
[edit]Seattle Sounders FC
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Products".
- ^ "Michael Tetteh Drafted by Seattle Sounders". 13 January 2011.
- ^ Gaschk, Matt. "Sounders Advance in US Open Cup". Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Sounders FC Public Relations (29 June 2011). "Rookie Michael Tetteh Loaned to Orlando City".
- ^ Mayers, Joshua (12 July 2011). "Tetteh: "I think I've made huge strides. I know I will make it, and to make it there are always obstacles that come."".
- ^ "Oops! Sorry, something went wrong | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Sounders fans vote to retain Adrian Hanauer as team's GM | Sounders | the Seattle Times". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Seattle Sounders player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 November 2012)
- Michael Tetteh at Major League Soccer
- UC Santa Barbara player profile
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Orlando City SC (2010–2014) players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
- USL Championship players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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