Seyoum Tesfaye

Seyoum Tesfaye

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-12-19) 19 December 1989 (age 35)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2017

Seyoum Tesfaye is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee.[2]

International career

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

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

1. "Ethiopia: CHAN 2014 – Ethiopia's 27-Man Squad". allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
2. "Ethiopia name final squad for 2014 CHAN". ethiopiavid.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
3. "2014 CHAN – Ethiopia Team Profile". mtnfootball.com/. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
4. "LIVE: Ghana v Ethiopia (CHAN 2014 Group C Match Day 3)". modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
5. "CHAN 2014: Congo earn victory over Ethiopia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
6. "CHAN 2014: Ghana and Libya book last-eight spots". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
7. "Tesfaye, Siyoum". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.