Kempes Tekiela

Kempes Tekiela
Personal information
Full name Kempes Waldemar Tekiela
Date of birth (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Iserlohn, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
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 20 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Kempes Waldemar Tekiela (born 15 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL League One club One Knoxville.[1]

Early life

Tekiela is a native of Iserlohn, Germany.[2] He is of Polish descent.[3]

Career

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

Tekiela mainly operates as a striker and is left-footed.[6]

Personal life

Tekiela has a sister.[7] He has dated Germany's Next Topmodel contestant Elisa Schattenberg.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Kempes Tekiela massiv an Muskeln zugelegt hat". wort.lu.
  2. ^ "Tekiela tritt in die Fußstapfen von Mill & Co". waz.de.
  3. ^ "Kempes Tekiela über Teamgeist und Model-Freundin Elisa". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
  4. ^ "Tekiela: "Aller le plus haut possible, pour ma maman et ma petite sœur"". lequotidien.lu.
  5. ^ "One Knoxville SC signs Kempes Tekiela". OneKnoxSC.com. One Knoxville. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ ""Sie können nicht ohne mich"". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
  7. ^ "Kempes Tekiela lebt sich in die BGL Ligue ein". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
  8. ^ "Kempes Tekiela - Le Quotidien article".