Terry Yegbe (born 25 January 2001) is a professional football defender for Ligue 1 club FC Metz 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 Akatemia, 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.[ MTV Urheilun tiedot: SJK-komeetta siirtyy Ruotsin huippuseuraan, mtvuutiset.fi/ MTV Oy, Timo Innanen, 3 December 2023][ Terry 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 2023][ Kummallinen alku SJK:n ja VPS:n kamppailuun! Terry Yegben rajaheitto maaliin, YLE Areena][ Video: Watch Terry Yegbe force goalkeeper into scoring ‘crazy’ own goal, sportsworldghana.com, 9 June 2023][ The 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
Swedish krona,
which roughly corresponds to
Euro600,000-700,000.
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 2024][ Terry 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
FC Metz for a transfer fee of €3 million.
[ SJK:sta tuttu Terry Yegbe siirtymässä Ranskan pääsarjaan, suomifutis.com, 28 August 2025]
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
International
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year |
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| Ghana | 0 |
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