Surafel Dagnachew

Surafel Dagnachew Mengistu (Amharic: ሱራፌል ዳኛቸው; born 11 September 1997) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ethiopian Premier League club Fasil Kenema and the Ethiopia national team.[2][3]

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Surafel, and not as Dagnachew.
Surafel Dagnachew
Surafel with Ethiopia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Surafel Dagnachew Mengistu
Date of birth (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997
Place of birth Merti, Ethiopia[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fasil Kenema
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Adama City
2018– Fasil Kenema 78 (4)
International career‡
2018 Ethiopia U20 1 (0)
2019– Ethiopia 25 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023

Club career

Adama City

Surafel began his professional career with Adama City and made his debut in the 2016–17 Ethiopian Premier League season.

Fasil Kenema

On 5 August 2018, Surafel joined Fasil Kenema from Adama City.[4] Surafel was awarded the Ethiopian Football Federation Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season.[2] Surafel then won the 2020–21 Ethiopian Premier League with the club.

International career

Surafel made his international debut with the Ethiopia national team in a 4–3 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win against Djibouti on 4 August 2019.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[5][6]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2019 Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 1–1 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 17 March 2021 Malawi Malawi 3–0 4–0 Friendly
3 25 March 2022 Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros Comoros Comoros 2–1 2–1 Friendly

References
  1. April 2022 "Surafel Dagnachew - Soccer player profile & career statistics". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. Samson, Michael (December 16, 2019). "Surafel and Senaf win Players of the Year award". Capital Ethiopia.
  3. Enyadike, Emeka (January 20, 2021). "Fasil Kenema humiliates Adama to keep top spot". supersport.
  4. Mulugeta, Yonatan (October 25, 2018). "የፕሪምየር ሊግ ክለቦች ቅድመ ውድድር ዝግጅት | ፋሲል ከነማ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. "Surafel Dagnachew". National Football Teams. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  6. "Ethiopia-Malawi". Soccer Ethiopia. March 17, 2021.


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