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

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]

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. 1 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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