Tesfaldet Tekie
Tesfaldet Simon Tekie (born 4 July 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie as a midfielder.
Tekie playing for IFK Norrköping. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tesfaldet Simon Tekie | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Eritrea | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Sittard | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010 | Marieholm BoIK | ||
2010–2013 | Gunnilse IS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | IFK Norrköping | 32 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → IF Sylvia (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Östersunds FK (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2019– | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
2018 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:39, 12 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2019 |
Club Career
On 9 September 2019, Tekie signed a two-year contract with the option of a third for Fortuna Sittard.[1]
International
He made his debut for the Sweden national football team on 11 January 2019 in a friendly against Iceland, as a starter.[2]
Personal life
Tekie was born in Eritrea, but moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, as a nine-year-old.[3]
Honours
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References
- "Fortuna Sittard Haalt Enkelvoudig Zweeds International Binnen". fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "Sweden v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 11 January 2019.
- "Fotbollen mer än en livsstil för "Tess"". Norrköpings Tidningar. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
External links
- Tesfaldet Tekie at SvFF (in Swedish) (archive)
- Tesfaldet Tekie national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish)
- IFK Norrköping profile
- Tesfaldet Tekie at Soccerway
- Tesfaldet Tekie at National-Football-Teams.com
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