Terry Yegbe (born 25 January 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Ghana national team.
Early career Born in Akatsi, Yegbe started to play football in a youth team of local Division Two side Kickers FC. He was scouted by a Sogakope-based Ghana Premier League club West African Football Academy (WAFA), and was offered a contract to their academy in August 2018. Yegbe made his senior debut with the club's first team in Ghana Premier League in 2019. After his contract expired with WAFA, Yegbe moved to Accra to the Division One club Vision FC, where he spent two years, before moving to Finland.Terry Yegbe: Meet Ghana's hidden jewel destined for greatness, kickgh.com, 4 June 2023
Club career SJK Seinäjoki In March 2022, Yegbe was first loaned out to SJK Seinäjoki in Finland with a purchase option, and was initially registered to their academy squad SJK II, playing in the Finnish second tier, Ykkönen.
On 27 November 2022, his loan was extended until the end of 2023 and he was promoted to the first team. 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.MTV Urheilun tiedot: SJK-komeetta siirtyy Ruotsin huippuseuraan, mtvuutiset.fi/ MTV Oy, Timo Innanen, 3 December 2023Terry Yegbe viihtyy SJK:ssa - sopimus peräti kauden 2027 loppuun saakka, Veikkausliiga, 28 August 2023 Yegbe quickly established his place in the starting line-up and became an integral part of the SJK defense.
On 8 June 2023, in the Ostrobothnia derby (Finnish: Pohjanmaan derby) match against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), Yegbe gained a wide recognition as he indirectly scored a goal with his long throw-in on the 2nd minute of the game.New Ghana international Terry Yegbe forces goalkeeper into scoring own goal, sportsworldghana.com, 9 June 2023 The ball went in the net by the fingers of VPS goalkeeper Teppo Marttinen, and it was registered as an own goal.Veikkausliigassa erittäin poikkeuksellinen maali – sivurajaheitto lingottiin verkkoon, MTV Oy, Jere Hultin, 8 June 2023Kummallinen alku SJK:n ja VPS:n kamppailuun! Terry Yegben rajaheitto maaliin, YLE AreenaVideo: Watch Terry Yegbe force goalkeeper into scoring ‘crazy’ own goal, sportsworldghana.com, 9 June 2023The football player scored a goal with a throw-in on the out in the Finnish Championship. Videos curiosity, globalhappenings.com, 9 June 2023
Elfsborg On 13 December 2023, it was announced that Yegbe would join Swedish side IF Elfsborg from 1 January 2024, signing a contract until the end of the 2028 season. The deal reportedly commanded a transfer fee in the region of 6.8-7.9 million SEK, which roughly corresponds to €600,000-700,000. SJK also secured a 15% re-sale clause.Jättisiirto: Veikkausliigan ex-huipusta maksettiin miljoonia – muhkea potti Suomeen, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 31 August 2025 On 1 April 2024, Yegbe made his official debut for Elfsborg, in a 2024 Allsvenskan season opening game against IFK Värnamo.Värnamo var utspelat mot Elfsborg – men fick med sig en poäng efter Wendersons kanonträff, svt.se, 1 April 2024Terry Yegbe is a monster on the pitch says team mate, kickgh.com, 30 March 2024 On 5 May 2024, in a match against Sirius, Yegbe was sent off by a red card for elbowing Yousef Salech in the stomach.Grinigt när Elfsborg vann till slut: ”Han tappar huvudet”, Göteborgs Posten, 5 May 2024 Later he received a four-game ban for the incident.Terry Yegbe stängs av flera matcher, Aftonbladet, 8 May 2024 On 14 July 2024 Yegbe scored his first goals in Allsvenskan on 14 July 2024 by a brace, helping his side to a 5–3 away win against BK Häcken. Yegbe also represented Elfsborg in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League new league phase.
Metz At the end of August 2025, Yegbe joined Ligue 1 club Metz for a transfer fee of €3 million.SJK:sta tuttu Terry Yegbe siirtymässä Ranskan pääsarjaan, suomifutis.com, 28 August 2025
Lech Poznań On 25 June 2026, Yegbe moved to Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €3 million. He made his official debut on 16 July 2026, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 Polish Super Cup win over Górnik Zabrze. In the following game, on 21 July, he scored his first goal for the club, in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League, a long-range shot in the 61st minute against Danish club AGF.
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.Terry Yegbe named in Black Meteors provisional squad for U23 AFCON, kickgh.com, 8 June 2023 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.GHANA UNDER 23 CAF U23 Cup of Nations, soccerway.com
Yegbe made his debut for the Ghana national team on 18 November 2024, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium. He started the game and played 79 minutes, as Niger won 2–1.
Personal life Yegbe has named David Alaba his idol in football.MAX TV’S U-23 AFCON UPDATES: Player Focus – Terry Yegbe, max.com.gh, 19 June 2023
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWAFA2019Ghana Premier League9000———90Vision2021–22Ghana Division One12000———120SJK Akatemia (loan)2022Ykkönen2112010——2412023Ykkönen000010——10Total21120200000251SJK2023Veikkausliiga2501031——291Elfsborg2024Allsvenskan22310—140—3732025Allsvenskan18140—20—241Total404600016000634Metz2025–26Ligue 124000———240Lech Poznań2026–27Ekstraklasa3000—511091Career total13457051211101687
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGhana202410202500202610Total20
Honours Lech Poznań Polish Super Cup: 2026
References
External links