| 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.
Early life
Tekiela is a native of Iserlohn, Germany. He is of Polish descent.
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".
Tekiela joined American USL League One club One Knoxville on 17 January 2024.
Style of play
Tekiela mainly operates as a striker and is left-footed.
Personal life
Tekiela has a sister. He has dated Germany's Next Topmodel contestant Elisa Schattenberg.
References
- "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
- Kempes Tekiela at Soccerway
- Kempes Tekiela at WorldFootball.net
| One Knoxville SC – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 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
- USL League One players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Esbjerg fB players
- FC Kray players
- FC Progrès Niederkorn players
- Union Titus Pétange players
- One Knoxville SC 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
- German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century German sportsmen