Kempes Waldemar Tekiela (born 15 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Union Omaha in USL League One.[1]
| 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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Omaha | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | One Knoxville | 42 | (16) |
| 2026– | Union Omaha | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 31, 2025 | |||
Early life
editCareer
editIn 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]
In 2026, Tekiela signed for Union Omaha in USL League One.
Style of play
editTekiela mainly operates as a striker and is left-footed.[6]
Personal life
editTekiela 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). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "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). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Kempes Tekiela lebt sich in die BGL Ligue ein". tageblatt.lu (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Kempes Tekiela - Le Quotidien article".
External links
edit- Kempes Tekiela at Soccerway
- Kempes Tekiela at WorldFootball.net