Mesfin Tafesse

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Mesfin Tafesse
Personal information
Full name Mesfin Tafesse Lemene
Date of birth (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 20)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Hawassa City
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Hawassa City
National team‡
2019– Ethiopia 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:32, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Mesfin Tafesse (born 26 November 2001) is an Ethiopian association footballer who currently plays for Hawassa City of the Ethiopian Premier League, and the Ethiopia national team.

Club career[]

Tafesse has played for Hawassa City of the Ethiopian Premier League since 2018.[1]

International career[]

Tafesse made his senior international debut on 8 August 2019 in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Djibouti. He scored his first international goal in the match, the eventual game-winner, after coming on as a second-half substitute.[2]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2019 Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia  Djibouti 4–3 4–3 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
2. 19 October 2019 Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 1–0 1–1
Last updated 12 October 2021

International career statistics[]

As of match played 9 October 2021[2]
Ethiopia national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 7 2
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
Total 8 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

External links[]


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