Surafel Dagnachew
.jpg) Surafel with Ethiopia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Surafel Dagnachew Mengistu | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Merti, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Loudoun United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Adama City | (2) | |
| 2018–2024 | Fasil Kenema | 92 | (7) |
| 2024– | Loudoun United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Ethiopia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ethiopia | 31 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Surafel Dagnachew Mengistu (Amharic: ሱራፌል ዳኛቸው; born 11 September 1997) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Loudoun United and the Ethiopia national team. [1][2]
Club career
[edit]Adama City
[edit]Surafel began his professional career with Adama City and made his debut in the 2016–17 Ethiopian Premier League season.
Fasil Kenema
[edit]On 5 August 2018, Surafel joined Fasil Kenema from Adama City.[3] Surafel was awarded the Ethiopian Football Federation Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season.[1] Surafel then won the 2020–21 Ethiopian Premier League with the club.
Loudoun United
[edit]On 5 June 2024, Surafel joined Loudoun United from Fasil Kenema with a three-year contract.
International career
[edit]Surafel made his international debut with the Ethiopia national team in a 4–3 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win against Djibouti on 4 August 2019.
On 25 December 2021, he was named to Ethiopia's 25 man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[4][5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2019 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |  Ivory Coast
|
1–1 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 17 March 2021 |  Malawi
|
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 25 March 2022 | Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros |  Comoros
|
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Fasil Kenema
- Ethiopian Premier League: 2020–21
- Ethiopian Cup: 2019
- Ethiopian Super Cup: 2019
Individual
- Ethiopian Football Federation Player of the Year Award: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ a b Samson, Michael (16 December 2019). "Surafel and Senaf win Players of the Year award". Capital Ethiopia.
- ^ Enyadike, Emeka (20 January 2021). "Fasil Kenema humiliates Adama to keep top spot". supersport.
- ^ Mulugeta, Yonatan (25 October 2018). "የፕሪምየር ሊግ ክለቦች ቅድመ ውድድር ዝግጅት | ፋሲል ከነማ". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ "Surafel Dagnachew". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Ethiopia-Malawi". Soccer Ethiopia. 17 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Surafel Dagnachew at Soccerway
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