Faniel Temesgen Tewelde (born 9 September 2006) is a Norwegian professional

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Club career

Tewelde began his career with Herkules, before moving to Odd mid-way through the 2019 season. made his debut for Odd's third team in the 5. divisjon, the sixth tier of Norwegian football, on 24 August 2021, featuring in a 3–1 home loss to Urædd. In his second game, he scored two goals in a 6–1 win against

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. Following an impressive start to his career with Odd's reserve team, he signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2021 at the age of fifteen, making him the youngest player to do so in the club's history. The following season, having featured mostly for Odd's second team in the third-tier 2. divisjon, Tewelde made his professional debut for the senior squad; having come on as a substitute for Syver Aas in the second half of their

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game against

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with the score at 0–0, he needed only four minutes to provide an assist for

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to open the scoring. Five minutes later, his shot was saved by Lillestrøm goalkeeper Mads Hedenstad Christiansen, before falling to teammate Dennis Gjengaar who scored the game's second goal as Odd won 2–0. In December 2022, despite only having signed his first professional contract the year prior, he extended his deal, keeping him with the club until 2025. Ahead of the 2023 season, Tewelde featured in a 2–1 friendly win against Jerv. His first goal for the club came in a 5–2

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win against

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on 1 June. Three days later, he scored his first Eliteserien goal for the club, though it came in a 4–1 away loss to

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. Two months later, on 6 August, he scored in a 4–0 win against Stabæk; having come off the bench late into additional time with the score at 3–0, he took advantage of Stabæk goalkeeper

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's deflected shot, he dribbled to the penalty area before slotting into an empty net. In July 2024, Tewelde joined

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side

on a three-year deal.

International career

Tewelde has represented Norway from under-15 to under-17 level.

Style of play

Tewelde has been described by journalist Robin Haugen as an extremely quick footballer with great dribbling ability.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tewelde, Faniel 2006 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Norwegian Second Division players Eliteserien players Odds BK players Lommel S.K. players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen