Samuel Tesfagabr

Samuel Tesfagabr
Personal information
Full name Samuel Ghebrehiwet Tesfagabr
Date of birth (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current team
Adelaide Comets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Western Strikers 14 (1)
2011–2012 Gold Coast United 0 (0)
2012– Adelaide Comets 70 (20)
National team
2009 Eritrea ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2012

Samuel Tesfagabr is an Eritrean footballer. He currently plays for Adelaide Comets in the National Premier Leagues.

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

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