Mesfin Tafesse

Mesfin Tafesse Lemene (Amharic: መስፍን ታደሰ; born 26 November 2001) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee and the Ethiopia national team.

Mesfin Tafesse
Personal information
Full name Mesfin Tafesse Lemene
Date of birth (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001
Place of birth Hawassa, Ethiopia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Ethiopian Coffee
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Hawassa City
2022 Ethiopian Coffee 21 (5)
International career
2019– Ethiopia 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:32, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Tafesse has played for Hawassa City of the Ethiopian Premier League since 2018.[1]

International career

Tafesse made his senior international debut on 8 August 2019 in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Djibouti. He scored his first international goal in the match, the eventual game-winner, after coming on as a second-half substitute.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2019Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia Djibouti4–34–32020 African Nations Championship qualification
2.19 October 2019Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda1–01–1
Last updated 12 October 2021

International career statistics

As of match played 9 October 2021[2]
Ethiopia national team
YearAppsGoals
201972
202000
202110
Total82

References

  1. "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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