Tesfaldet Tekie

Tesfaldet Simon Tekie (born 4 June 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division, on loan from Hammarby IF.

Tesfaldet Tekie
Tekie playing for IFK Norrköping
Personal information
Full name Tesfaldet Simon Tekie
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997
Place of birth Asmara, Eritrea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Apollon Limassol
(on loan from Hammarby IF)
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2010 Marieholm BoIK
2010–2013 Gunnilse IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Gunnilse IS 6 (0)
2013–2016 IFK Norrköping 32 (0)
2014–2015 → IF Sylvia (loan) 20 (4)
2017–2019 Gent 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Östersunds FK (loan) 27 (2)
2019–2022 Fortuna Sittard 80 (2)
2022–2023 Go Ahead Eagles 8 (0)
2023– Hammarby IF 16 (2)
2023– → Apollon Limassol (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2012 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2015–2016 Sweden U19 8 (0)
2018 Sweden U21 1 (0)
2019 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2019

Early life

Born in Eritrea, Tekie moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, as a nine-year-old.[1] He started to play youth football with local club Marieholms BoIK, before joining Gunnilse IS in 2010.[2][3][4] In 2013, at age 15, Tekie made his debut in senior football with Gunnilse, making six league appearances in Division 3, Sweden's fifth tier.[5]

Club career

IFK Norrköping

On 6 August 2013, Tekie moved to IFK Norrköping, together with his teammate Ihab Naser from Gunnilse.[6] In 2014, he was sent on loan to affiliated club IF Sylvia in Division 1, the domestic third tier, making 11 appearances.[5]

In 2015, Tekie made six appearances for IFK Norrköping in Allsvenskan, being part of the squad the won the Swedish championship.[7] On 19 July the same year, he signed a new three and a half-year contract with the club.[8]

In 2016, Tekie made 26 league appearances for IFK Norrköping, that finished 3rd in the Allsvenskan table.[5][9] He also featured in both legs as the club was knocked out in the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, losing 4–5 on aggregate to Rosenborg.[10]

Gent

On 19 January 2017, Tekie transferred to Belgian First Division A club Gent, signing a three and a half-year contract.[11] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around €1.6 million.[12] Tekie failed to make any competitive appearances for Gent, before leaving the club by mutual consent on 3 September 2019.[13]

Loan to Östersunds FK

Tekie failed to make any competitive appearances for Gent. On 1 January 2018, he was sent on a one and a half-year loan to Östersunds FK in Allsvenskan.[14] In February, Tekie played in both legs as Östersund was knocked out in the round of 32 in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, losing 2–4 on aggregate to Arsenal.[15][16] He went on to make 15 league appearances for the club in 2018, before his season was cut short in September due to an injury.[17]

In 2019, Tekie remained with Östersund during the first half of the season, making 12 appearances, before returning to Gent in June.[18][19]

Fortuna Sittard

On 9 September 2019, Tekie signed a two-year contract with the option of a third with Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch Eredivisie.[20][21] In his debut season in 2019–20, he established himself as a starter for his new club and played 20 games, before the league was abandoned in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[22]

In 2020–21, Tekie made 33 league appearances, helping Fortuna Sittard to finish 11th in the Eredivisie table.[22] On 30 March 2021, the club decided to exercise their option to extend his contract for one further season.[23]

In 2021–22, Fortuna Sittard finished 15th in the league, one place above the relegation zone, with Tekie making 27 appearances.[22] In May 2022, it was announced that he would leave the club during the summer at the expiration of his contract.[24]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 8 September 2022, Tekie signed a one-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles.[25] He made eight appearances in the 2022–23 Eredivisie, before leaving on 31 January 2023 by mutual consent after he had struggled to find motivation at the club.[26]

Hammarby IF

On 9 February 2023, Tekie returned to Sweden and signed a four-year contract with Hammarby IF.[27] After establishing himself as a regular for the club, making 16 league appearances during the first half of the season, he fell out of favor with head coach Martí Cifuentes in August the same year.[28][29][30][31] On 28 August 2023, he joined Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division on a one-year loan, with an option to buy.[32][33]

International career

Between 2012 and 2018, Tekie was capped for all Swedish youth teams from the under-17's to the under-21's, making 11 appearances for all selections.[34][35]

He made his debut for the Sweden national football team on 11 January 2019 in a 2–2 friendly against Iceland, as a starter.[36][37]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 July 2023[22]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gunnilse IS 2013 Division 3 6100—61
IF Sylvia (loan) 2014 Division 1 11100—111
2015 Division 2 9300—93
Total 2640000264
IFK Norrköping 2015 Allsvenskan 6010—70
2016 260402[lower-alpha 1]0320
Total 3205020390
Östersunds FK (loan) 2018 Allsvenskan 151512[lower-alpha 2]0222
2019 12130—151
Total 2728120373
Fortuna Sittard 2019–20 Eredivisie 20030—230
2020–21 33120—351
2021–22 27110—281
Total 8026000862
Go Ahead Eagles 2022–23 Eredivisie 8020—100
Total 802000100
Hammarby IF 2023 Allsvenskan 1625100213
Total 1625100213
Career total 189102624021912
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

IFK Norrköping

References
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  6. "KLART: IFK Norrköping värvar talangerna Ihab Naser och Tesfaldet Tekie" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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  23. "Fortuna Sittard licht opties in contracten Tekie en Angha". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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  35. "Tekie ersätter Svanberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  36. "Truppen till vinterturnén" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  37. "2-2 mot Island" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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