Seyoum Tesfaye is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ethiopian Coffee[1] | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Dedebit | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2017 | Ethiopia | 39 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2017 | |||
International career edit
In January 2014, coach Sewnet Bishaw, invited him to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[3] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Congo, Libya and Ghana.[4][5][6]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[7]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2012 | Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan |  Sudan |
3–3 | 3–5 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 5 September 2015 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles |  Seychelles |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 25 October 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Burundi |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 4. | 25 January 2016 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Angola |
2–2 | 1–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
References edit
- ^ "Ethiopia: CHAN 2014 – Ethiopia's 27-Man Squad". allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Ethiopia name final squad for 2014 CHAN". ethiopiavid.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "2014 CHAN – Ethiopia Team Profile". mtnfootball.com/. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "LIVE: Ghana v Ethiopia (CHAN 2014 Group C Match Day 3)". modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Congo earn victory over Ethiopia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Ghana and Libya book last-eight spots". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Tesfaye, Siyoum". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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