Alexander Tettey
Tettey playing for Rosenborg in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexander Banor Tettey | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| 2002–2003 | Kolstad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Rosenborg | 89 | (12) |
| 2005 | → Skeid (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Rennes | 60 | (2) |
| 2012– | Norwich City | 137 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | Norway U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Norway U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2007–2017 | Norway | 34 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03 March 2017 |
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Alexander Banor Tettey (born 4 April 1986) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Norwich City.
Tettey was born in Ghana, but moved to Norway at a young age. He has previously played for Rosenborg and Rennes. Since 2007, he has played for the Norwegian national team, earning over 25 caps.
Tettey was born in Accra, Ghana, but moved to Bodø in Norway in 1999. He later moved to Trondheim, 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.
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.
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. On 31 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract with 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. 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.
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