Kempes Tekiela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kempes Waldemar Tekiela | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Iserlohn, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | One Knoxville | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | FC Kray | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Westfalia Rhynern | 29 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Borussia Dortmund II | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | → Progrès Niederkorn (loan) | 37 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | Esbjerg fB | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Union Titus Pétange | 36 | (20) |
| 2024– | One Knoxville | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024 | |||
Kempes Waldemar Tekiela (born 15 October 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for USL League One club One Knoxville.[1]
Early life[edit]
Tekiela is a native of Iserlohn, Germany.[2] He is of Polish descent.[3]
Career[edit]
In 2019, Tekiela signed for Luxembourgian side Progrès Niederkorn, where he was described as "perhaps slowly establishing himself as the most formidable goalscorer that Niederkorn has had in a long time".[4]
Tekiela joined American USL League One club One Knoxville on 17 January 2024.[5]
Style of play[edit]
Tekiela mainly operates as a striker and is left-footed.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Tekiela has a sister.[7] He has dated Germany's Next Topmodel contestant Elisa Schattenberg.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kempes Tekiela massiv an Muskeln zugelegt hat". wort.lu.
- ^ "Tekiela tritt in die Fußstapfen von Mill & Co". waz.de.
- ^ "Kempes Tekiela über Teamgeist und Model-Freundin Elisa". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
- ^ "Tekiela: «Aller le plus haut possible, pour ma maman et ma petite sœur»". lequotidien.lu.
- ^ "One Knoxville SC signs Kempes Tekiela". OneKnoxSC.com. One Knoxville. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "„Sie können nicht ohne mich"". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
- ^ "Kempes Tekiela lebt sich in die BGL Ligue ein". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
- ^ "Kempes Tekiela - Le Quotidien article".
External links[edit]
- Kempes Tekiela at Soccerway
- Kempes Tekiela at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- German men's footballers
- German people of Polish descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Regionalliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Luxembourg National Division players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Esbjerg fB players
- FC Kray players
- FC Progrès Niederkorn players
- Union Titus Pétange players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg
- Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg
- German expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- One Knoxville SC players
- German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States