| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mesfin Tafesse Lemene | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23) | ||
| 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 | 9 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:13, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
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.
Club career
Tafesse has played for Hawassa City of the Ethiopian Premier League since 2018.
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.
International goals
- Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2019 | Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |  Djibouti |
4–3 | 4–3 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2. | 19 October 2019 | Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Last updated 12 October 2021 | ||||||
International career statistics
- As of match played 9 October 2021
| Ethiopia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 2 |
References
- "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
External links
- Mesfin Tafesse at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mesfin Tafesse at Soccerway
- Mesfin Tafesse at Global Sports Archive
| Ethiopia squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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