Samuel Tesfagabr

Samuel Tesfagabr
Personal information
Full name Samuel Ghebrehiwet Tesfagabr
Date of birth 5 May 1985 (1985-05-05) (age 26)
Place of birth Khartoum, Eritrea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Gold Coast United
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011 Western Strikers 14 (1)
2011– Gold Coast United 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Eritrea ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 August 2011

Samuel Tesfagabr is an Eritrean footballer. He currently plays for Gold Coast United in the A-League

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Club career

On 26 August 2011 he signed with A-League club Gold Coast United from FFSA Super League club Western Strikers.[1]

International career

Tesfagabr played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, appearing in the 2-1 group match defeat to Rwanda.[2]

Personal life

Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.[3]After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/213037,gold-coast-sign-refugee-pair.aspx Gold Coast Sign Refugee Pair
  2. ^ Okinyo, Collins (4 December 2009). "Rwanda through to Quarter Finals". michezo net. http://michezonet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83%3Arwanda-through-to-quarter-finals&catid=35%3Ademo-content2&Itemid=29. Retrieved 16 December 2009. 
  3. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya
  4. ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game
Gold Coast United FC – current squad