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Tesfaldet Gebreslasie
Personal information
Full name Testfaldet Gebreslasie Goitom
Position(s) 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‡
2009 Eritrea 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

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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

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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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  1. ^ Standard, The. "Breaking News, Politics, Business, Sports". The Standard. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Eritrea urges footballers' return". 15 December 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya
  4. ^ 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
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