Surafel Dagnachew

Ethiopian footballer (born 1997)

Surafel Dagnachew
Personal information
Surafel with Ethiopia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Full name	Surafel Dagnachew Mengistu
Date of birth	(1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Merti, Ethiopia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Loudoun United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Adama City		(2)
2018–2024	Fasil Kenema	92	(7)
2024–	Loudoun United	0	(0)
International career^‡
2018	Ethiopia U20	1	(0)
2019–	Ethiopia	28	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Surafel Dagnachew Mengistu (Amharic: ሱራፌል ዳኛቸው; born 11 September 1997) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Loudoun United and the Ethiopia national team. ^[1]^[2]

Club career

Adama City

Surafel began his professional career with Adama City and made his debut in the 2016–17 Ethiopian Premier League season.

Fasil Kenema

On 5 August 2018, Surafel joined Fasil Kenema from Adama City.^[3] Surafel was awarded the Ethiopian Football Federation Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season.^[1] Surafel then won the 2020–21 Ethiopian Premier League with the club.

Loudoun United

On 1 March 2024, Surafel joined Loudoun United from Fasil Kenema with a three year contract.

International career

Surafel made his international debut with the Ethiopia national team in a 4–3 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win against Djibouti on 4 August 2019.

On 25 December 2021, he was named to Ethiopia's 25 man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.^[4]^[5]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2019	Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia	Ivory Coast	1–1	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	17 March 2021	Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia	Malawi	3–0	4–0	Friendly
3	25 March 2022	Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros	Comoros	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Fasil Kenema

Individual

Ethiopian Football Federation Player of the Year Award: 2019

References

^ ^a ^b Samson, Michael (December 16, 2019). "Surafel and Senaf win Players of the Year award". Capital Ethiopia.
^ Enyadike, Emeka (January 20, 2021). "Fasil Kenema humiliates Adama to keep top spot". supersport.
^ Mulugeta, Yonatan (October 25, 2018). "የፕሪምየር ሊግ ክለቦች ቅድመ ውድድር ዝግጅት | ፋሲል ከነማ". Soccer Ethiopia.
^ "Surafel Dagnachew". National Football Teams. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Ethiopia-Malawi". Soccer Ethiopia. March 17, 2021.