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Surafel Dagnachew

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Surafel, and not as Dagnachew.

Surafel Dagnachew Mengistu (Amharic: ሱራፌል ዳኛቸው; born 11 September 1997) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as an attacking 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 5 June 2024, Surafel joined Loudoun United from Fasil Kenema with a one-year contract.[4] On 18 March 2025, Surafel made his debut for the club in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup against West Chester United, where he provided an assist for Riley Bidois in a 3–2 win.[5]

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.[6][7]

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

Honours

Fasil Kenema

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Samson, Michael (16 December 2019). "Surafel and Senaf win Players of the Year award". Capital Ethiopia.
  2. ^ Enyadike, Emeka (20 January 2021). "Fasil Kenema humiliates Adama to keep top spot". supersport.
  3. ^ Mulugeta, Yonatan (25 October 2018). "የፕሪምየር ሊግ ክለቦች ቅድመ ውድድር ዝግጅት | ፋሲል ከነማ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. ^ "Loudoun United sign Ethiopian International Surafel Dagnachew Mengestu through 2025". 5 June 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Congratulations to Surafel Dagnachew for recording an assist and making his debut in the Red-and-White last night 🙌🔴⚪️". 18 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Surafel Dagnachew". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Ethiopia-Malawi". Soccer Ethiopia. 17 March 2021.