Firew Solomon

Firew Solomon Ayele (Amharic: ፍሬው ሰለሞን; born 18 September 1992) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ethiopian Premier League club Sidama Coffee and the Ethiopia national team.

Firew Solomon
Personal information
Full name Firew Solomon Ayele
Date of birth (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992
Place of birth Hawassa, Ethiopia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sidama Coffee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Defence Force
2016–2018 Hawassa City
2018–2020 Defence Force
2020–2021 Wolkite City
2021– Sidama Coffee
International career‡
2015– Ethiopia 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:08, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Solomon began his career with the Ethiopian club Defence Force, and helped them win the 2015 Ethiopian Cup. On 2 August 2016, he transferred to Hawassa City.[1] In 2018, he returned to Defence Force. He had a maligned stint Wolkite City in the 2020–21 season, where he left after accusations of drinking and harassing teammates.[2] 2021, he moved to Sidama Coffee.[3]

International career

Solomon made his international debut with the Ethiopia national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Zambia on 7 June 2015.[4] He was part of the Ethiopia squad at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

Solomon is known by the nickname Taquru ("the strong" Amharic: ጣቁሩ) in Ethiopia.[2] He is a Christian.[3]

Honours

Defense Force

References
  1. "ሀዋሳ ከተማ ፍሬው ሰለሞንን አስፈረመ - ሶከር ኢትዮጵያ". 2 August 2016.
  2. ""ለሲዳማ ቡና ምርጥ ብቃቴን አሳይቼ ለብሄራዊ ቡድን ለመመረጥና ፕሮፌሽናል ለመሆን እጥራለሁ" – ፍሬው ሰለሞን /ጣቁሩ/ – /ሲዳማ ቡና/". 17 October 2021.
  3. "ሊግ ስፖርት ያለፉትን 20 ዓመታት በገበያው ላይ ያለች የስፖርት ጋዜጣ".
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ethiopia vs. Zambia (0:1)". www.national-football-teams.com.
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