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.

Tesfaldet Tekie
Tekie playing for IFK Norrköping.
Personal information
Full name Tesfaldet Simon Tekie
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997
Place of birth Eritrea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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

Club
IFK Norrköping

References
  1. "Fortuna Sittard Haalt Enkelvoudig Zweeds International Binnen". fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. "Sweden v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 11 January 2019.
  3. "Fotbollen mer än en livsstil för "Tess"". Norrköpings Tidningar. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.


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