Henok Teklab
Henok Teklab (born 16 November 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as an winger for Union Saint-Gilloise.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Frankfurt Germany | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | |||
2015–2017 | Germania Schwanheim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Germania Schwanheim | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | 29 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Hessen Dreieich | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Ginsheim | 19 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Bayern Alzenau | 38 | (5) |
2021–2023 | Preußen Münster | 65 | (25) |
2023– | Union Saint-Gilloise | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 |
Career
Teklab is a youth product of Rot-Weiss Frankfurt and Germania Schwanheim. He began his senior career with Germania Schwanheim in the Hessenliga in 2017.[1] That same summer, he returned to Rot-Weiss Frankfurt for a season, before moving to Hessen Dreieich for the 2018–19 season.[2][3] He followed that up with year-long stints at Ginsheim and Bayern Alzenau.[4] On 28 June 2021, he transferred to Preußen Münster on a two-year contract.[5] He spent two seasons with them in the Regionalliga from 2021 to 2023, with 25 goals in 65 games.[6]
On 14 June 2023, Teklab transferred to the Belgian First Division A club Union Saint-Gilloise on a four-year contract.[7] He made his senior and professional debut with Union Saint-Gilloise as a late substitute in a 4–0 Belgian First Division A loss to Mechelen on 19 August 2023.[8]
Personal life
Born in Germany, Teklab is of Eritrean descent.[7]
References
- "Hessenligist Germania Schwanheim im Regionalpokalviertelfinale eine Nummer zu groß für die U19 des VFJ Hünstetten/Würges". FLW24 - Fußball Limburg-Weilburg. 29 March 2016.
- "Hessenliga - Die Wechsel der 17 Vereine in der Übersicht". www.osthessen-zeitung.de. 7 February 2017.
- "Henok Teklab soll Lockerheit behalten". www.torgranate.de. 9 February 2022.
- "Münsters Dribbelkünstler Teklab: Vom No-Name zur Attraktion". kicker.
- "Niklas Heidemann verlässt den SC Preußen, Henok Teklab ein heißer Kandidat". www.muensterschezeitung.de.
- "Preußen-Abschied fast klar: Teklab zieht's ins Ausland!". bild.de. 22 March 2023.
- "L'Union Saint-Gilloise officialise l'arrivée de l'ailier allemand Henok Teklab". RTBF.
- Garitte, François (31 August 2023). "La bête noire malinoise, les débuts de Teklab et la maillot ensanglanté : voici ce qu'il faut retenir de Malines-Union". DHnet.