{{Short description|Liberian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ben Teekloh | image = | fullname = <!--if different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|12|06|df=y}} | birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia | height = 5 ft 10 in | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Inter Allies | years1 = 2000 | clubs1 = Inter Allies | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2001 | clubs2 = Buduburam | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 16 | years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = Tonnerre Yaoundé | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = Ashanti Gold | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2004–2005 | clubs5 = Al-Nasr Salalah | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = Nistru Otaci | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2006 | clubs7 = Al-Nasr Salalah | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2007–2010 | clubs8 = Farul Constanța | caps8 = 59 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2010–2012 | clubs9 = Astra Ploiești | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0 | years10= 2010–2012 | clubs10= Astra II Giurgiu | caps10= 8 | goals10 = 1 | totalcaps = 151 | totalgoals = 29 | nationalyears1= 2004–2011 | nationalteam1= Liberia | nationalcaps1= 14 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 17 July 2018 | ntupdate = 17 July 2018 }}
'''Ben Teekloh''' (born 6 December 1983) is a former Liberian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He last played for FC Astra II Giurgiu<ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Teekloh, al treilea "marinar" ajuns la Astra |trans-title=Ben Teekloh, the third "sailor" arrived at Astra |website=Liga2.ro |language=ro |url=http://www.liga2.ro/seria-1/bursa-transferurilor/ben-teekloh-al-treilea-marinar-ajuns-la-astra-6455384 |date=28 June 2010 }}</ref> in Romania.
<!--== Career == Ben Teekloh previously played for International Allies in Ghana where he started his professional career. --> == International == Teekloh was a member of the Liberia national football team, earning 23 caps. He participated in the 2002 African Nations Cup and the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers. Teekloh earned his first cap in 2001 against Ivory Coast.
On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously burnt in an explosion at his apartment. He missed the first half of the season and was reported to have had a miraculous escape.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|7760|Ben Teekloh}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531232520/http://www.liberiansoccer.com/BEN_TEEKLOH20051227.htm |date=May 31, 2007 |title=Ben Teekloh at LiberianSoccer.com }} * {{FIFA|214840|Ben Teekloh}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teekloh, Ben}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Monrovia Category:Liberian men's footballers Category:Liberia men's international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Ghana Premier League players Category:International Allies F.C. players Category:Ashanti Gold S.C. players Category:Elite One players Category:Tonnerre Yaoundé players Category:Oman Professional League players Category:Al Nasr SCSC (Salalah) players Category:Moldovan Super Liga players Category:FC Nistru Otaci players Category:Liga I players Category:Liga II players Category:FCV Farul Constanța players Category:FC Astra Giurgiu players Category:Liberian expatriate men's footballers Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cameroon Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
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