Terry Yegbe
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001
Place of birth Akatsi, Ghana
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 SJK
Number 14
Youth career
Kickers FC
WAFA
Vision
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 WAFA 9 (0)
2020–2022 Vision 12 (0)
2022 → SJK II (loan) 21 (1)
2023 → SJK (loan) 8 (0)
2023– SJK 17 (0)
International career‡
2023– Ghana U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023

Terry Yegbe (born 25 January 2001) is a Ghanaian professional football defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK and the Ghana U23 national team.

Early years

Born in Akatsi, Yegbe started to play football for the local Division Two side Kickers FC. He was scouted by Sogakope-based Ghana Premier League club WAFA, and he was offered a contract to their academy in August 2018. After his contract expired with WAFA, Yegbe moved to Accra to the Division One club Vision FC. He spent two years with Vision, before he moved to Finland.[1]

Club career

SJK

In March 2022, Yegbe was loaned out to SJK in Finland with the purchase option, and he was first registered to their academy squad playing in the Finnish second tier, Ykkönen.[2]

On 27 November 2022, his loan was extended until the end of 2023 and he was promoted to the first team.[3] After a highly successful start to the season in Veikkausliiga, his loan was cut short and he signed a permanent contract with SJK, on a deal until the end of 2027, for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] Yegbe quickly established his place in the starting line-up and became an integral part of the SJK defense.[6]

On 8 June 2023, in the Ostrobothnia derby (Finnish: Pohjanmaan derby) match against VPS, Yegbe gained a wide recognition as he indirectly scored a goal with his long free throw on the 2nd minute of the game.[7] The ball went in the net by the fingers of Teppo Marttinen, the goalkeeper of VPS, and it was registered as an own goal.[8][9][10][11]

In the summer 2023, it was reported in the Finnish media that Yegbe had attracted interest in foreign clubs from Nordic countries, as well as from Belgium and France.[12][13]

International career

Yegbe got a call up to Ghana U23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in the summer 2023.[14][15] He played in all three of the group stage matches against Morocco, Congo and Guinea. Ghana finished 3rd in the group and was eventually knocked out of the competition.[16]

Personal life

Yegbe has named David Alaba his idol in football.[17]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WAFA 2019 Ghana Premier League 9000——90
Vision 2021–22 Ghana Division One League 12000——120
SJK II (loan) 2022 Ykkönen 211201[lower-alpha 2]0—241
2023 00001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
Total 211202000251
SJK (loan) 2023 Veikkausliiga 80103[lower-alpha 3]1—121
SJK 2023 170———170
Total 250103100291
Career total 671305100752
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Ykkönen Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Finnish League Cup

References

  1. ↑ Terry Yegbe: Meet Ghana's hidden jewel destined for greatness, kickgh.com, 4 June 2023
  2. ↑ "Nuori puolustaja Terry Yegbe sopimukseen". SJK (in Finnish). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Terry Yegbe jatkaa lainasopimuksella myös ensi kaudella". SJK (in Finnish). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "SJK:n tähdeksi noussut Terry Yegbe pitkään sopimukseen". SJK (in Finnish). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Terry Yegbe viihtyy SJK:ssa - sopimus peräti kauden 2027 loppuun saakka, Veikkausliiga, 28 August 2023
  6. ↑ "Näkökulma: SJK on hiljentänyt irvailijat". Ilkka-Pohjalainen (in Finnish). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ↑ New Ghana international Terry Yegbe forces goalkeeper into scoring own goal, sportsworldghana.com, 9 June 2023
  8. ↑ Veikkausliigassa erittäin poikkeuksellinen maali – sivurajaheitto lingottiin verkkoon, MTV Oy, Jere Hultin, 8 June 2023
  9. ↑ Kummallinen alku SJK:n ja VPS:n kamppailuun! Terry Yegben rajaheitto maaliin, YLE Areena
  10. ↑ Video: Watch Terry Yegbe force goalkeeper into scoring ‘crazy’ own goal, sportsworldghana.com, 9 June 2023
  11. ↑ The football player scored a goal with a throw-in on the out in the Finnish Championship. Videos curiosity, globalhappenings.com, 9 June 2023
  12. ↑ "MTV Urheilun tiedot: SJK:n timantin ympärillä käy nyt kova kuhina - pöytään lyötiin jo mittava ostotarjous". MTV Oy (in Finnish). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "SJK:n puheenjohtaja Raimo Sarajärvi kommentoi tähtipuolustajasta tulleita tarjouksia". Ilkka-Pohjalainen (in Finnish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Yegbe ja Arko-Mensah mukana Ghanan voitossa - Veikkausliigaväriä Afrikan U23-mestaruusturnauksessa". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish).
  15. ↑ Terry Yegbe named in Black Meteors provisional squad for U23 AFCON, kickgh.com, 8 June 2023
  16. ↑ GHANA UNDER 23 CAF U23 Cup of Nations, soccerway.com
  17. ↑ MAX TV’S U-23 AFCON UPDATES: Player Focus – Terry Yegbe, max.com.gh, 19 June 2023
  18. ↑ "Global Sport Archive: Terry Yegbe". globalsportarchive.com.
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