Global InformationSamuel Tesfagabr information
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Ghebrehiwet Tesfagabr | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Para Hills | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Western Strikers | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Adelaide Comets | 70 | (20) |
| 2016 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 23 | (3) |
| 2017 | Adelaide Olympic | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | West Adelaide | 32 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | WT Birkalla | 18 | (4) |
| 2021– | Para Hills | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Eritrea | ? | (?) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2012 | |||
Samuel Tesfagabr is an Eritrean footballer. He defected from Eritrea while on national team duty at a tournament in Kenya and received asylum in Australia.[1][2][3][4][5] He was signed to the A-League team Gold Coast United in their final season. As of 2016, he plays for Adelaide Blue Eagles in the National Premier Leagues South Australia.
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- ^ Fraser, Daniel (13 September 2011). "Eritrean duo enter dreamland in quest to crack United's top team". The Gold Coast Bulletin. p. 44. ProQuest 888610904.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (28 October 2011). "Former refugee edges closer to dream debut". The Courier-Mail. p. 112. ProQuest 900645080.
- ^ "SOC:Gold Coast slogan 'in support of refugees'". AAP Sports News Wire. 27 February 2012. ProQuest 923554276.