Testfaldet Goitom
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Testfaldet Gebreslasie Goitom | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Croydon Kings | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Western District Toros | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2009 | Eritrea | 8 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 September 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:02, 3 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Testfaldet Goitom is an Eritrean footballer who last played for the Western District Toros in the FFSA State League.
International career
[edit | edit source]Goitom played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, scoring in the 2–1 defeat against Rwanda.[1] Twelve members of the team failed to return to Eritrea after the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals stage.[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.[3] After receiving political asylum from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.[4]
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ CNN 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game
External links
[edit | edit source]- Testfaldet Goitom at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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