Faniel Tewelde

Faniel Tewelde
Personal information
Full name Faniel Temesgen Tewelde[1]
Date of birth (2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 (age 18)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lommel
Youth career
0000–2019 Herkules
2019–2021 Odd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Odd 3 7 (2)
2021–2023 Odd 2 39 (10)
2022–2024 Odd 36 (8)
2024– Lommel 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Norway U15 7 (2)
2022 Norway U16 12 (5)
2023 Norway U17 11 (3)
2024– Norway U18 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:58, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:58, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Faniel Temesgen Tewelde (born 9 September 2006) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lommel.

Club career

Tewelde began his career with Herkules, before moving to Odd mid-way through the 2019 season.[2] made his debut for Odd's third team in the 5. divisjon, the sixth tier of Norwegian football, on 24 August 2021, featuring in a 3–1 home loss to Urædd.[2] In his second game, he scored two goals in a 6–1 win against Snøgg.[2] Following an impressive start to his career with Odd's reserve team, he signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2021 at the age of fifteen, making him the youngest player to do so in the club's history.[3][4]

The following season, having featured mostly for Odd's second team in the third-tier 2. divisjon, Tewelde made his professional debut for the senior squad; having come on as a substitute for Syver Aas in the second half of their Eliteserien game against Lillestrøm with the score at 0–0, he needed only four minutes to provide an assist for Mikael Ingebrigtsen to open the scoring.[5] Five minutes later, his shot was saved by Lillestrøm goalkeeper Mads Hedenstad Christiansen, before falling to teammate Dennis Gjengaar who scored the game's second goal as Odd won 2–0.[5] In December 2022, despite only having signed his first professional contract the year prior, he extended his deal, keeping him with the club until 2025.[6]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Tewelde featured in a 2–1 friendly win against Jerv.[7] His first goal for the club came in a 5–2 Norwegian Football Cup win against Notodden on 1 June.[2] Three days later, he scored his first Eliteserien goal for the club, though it came in a 4–1 away loss to Sandefjord.[8] Two months later, on 6 August, he scored in a 4–0 win against Stabæk; having come off the bench late into additional time with the score at 3–0, he took advantage of Stabæk goalkeeper Isak Pettersson coming up for a corner, and having received the ball on half-way from Leonard Owusu's deflected shot, he dribbled to the penalty area before slotting into an empty net.[9]

In July 2024, Tewelde joined Challenger Pro League side Lommel on a three-year deal.[10]

International career

Tewelde has represented Norway from under-15 to under-17 level.[2]

Style of play

Tewelde has been described by journalist Robin Haugen as an extremely quick footballer with great dribbling ability.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 March 2024.[2][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Odd 3 2021 5. divisjon 6 2 – – 0 0 6 2
2022 1 0 – – 0 0 1 0
Total 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Odd 2 2021 2. divisjon 6 0 – – 0 0 6 0
2022 22 3 – – 0 0 22 3
2023 7 5 – – 0 0 7 5
Total 35 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 8
Odd 2022 Eliteserien 2 0 1[a] 0 – 0 0 3 0
2023 20 5 3[a] 1 – 0 0 23 6
2024 1 0 0[a] 0 – 0 0 1 0
Total 23 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 27 6
Career total 65 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 69 16
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Norwegian Cup

References

  1. ^ Faniel Tewelde at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f Faniel Tewelde at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "15 år gamle Tewelde klar for Odd" [15-year-old Tewelde ready for Odd]. odd.no (in Norwegian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "15-åring skrev proffkontrakt med Odd" [The 15-year-old signed a professional contract with Odd]. direkte.vg.no (in Norwegian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "16-åring herjet for Odd i debuten" [The 16-year-old played havoc for Odd in his debut]. tv2.no (in Norwegian). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Tewelde forlenger kontrakten" [Tewelde extends the contract]. odd.no (in Norwegian). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ^ Torvik, Per Kristian (20 March 2023). "Han er vinterens beholdning i Odd" [He is the winter stock in Odd]. svingslag.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Sandefjord med historisk seier – slo Odd for første gang hjemme: – Deilig" [Sandefjord with a historic victory - beat Odd for the first time at home: - Delicious]. dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Stabæk i fritt fall – ni strake uten seier" [Stabæk in free fall – nine straight without a victory]. vg.no (in Norwegian). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  10. ^ "FANIEL TEWELDE VOOR 3 JAAR NAAR LOMMEL SK" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ Austerheim, Daniel (1 November 2022). "Får eksperten til å steile: – Der har Norge en juvel" [Makes the expert stand up: - Norway has a jewel there]. nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  12. ^ Faniel Tewelde at Soccerway