Fikru Teferra Lemessa (; born 24 January 1986) is an Ethiopian professional
footballer
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who last played as a
forward
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for
Mohammedan SC.
Club career
Teferra moved to the
Czech First League
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club
FK Mladá Boleslav
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In the Czech First League, Mladá Boleslav were runners up in 2005–06 and o ...
on a three-year deal to stay in the Boleslav club, but was released from the contract before the end of his first season with the club.
He signed a contract with
ABSA Premiership outfit
SuperSport United
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in 2010, but was released in 2011.
On 12 October 2014, Teferra made history by scoring the first goal in the
Indian Super League
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, a 28th-minute shot from the edge of the penalty box in a 3–0 victory for
Atlético de Kolkata
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over
Mumbai City FC
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.
He also opened the scoring in their second match, a 2–0 win at
NorthEast United
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. On 25 October 2014, he was given a two match ban for headbutting
Gregory Arnolin in a match against
FC Goa
Futebol Clube de Goa is an India, Indian professional association football, football club based in Fatorda, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of Football in India, Indian football. The club was established on 2 ...
.
On 19 December 2014, it was reported that Teferra was released by Atletico de Kolkata due to a hamstring injury.
A month later, on 22 January 2015, after trialing with
Bidvest Wits F.C.
Bidvest Wits Football Club,
(simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional association football, football club from Johannesburg which played in the South African Premiership, Premiership the first-tier of ...
of the South African Premiership, that Teferra had signed a six-month contract with the club. He later signed for
Chennaiyin FC
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in
2015 Indian Super League season
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. He made 11 appearances and he scored against
Atlético de Kolkata
ATK Football Club (also known as Atlético de Kolkata in association with Atlético Madrid) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the ISL, the top flight of Indian football. They were ...
.
Fikru signed one-year contract with
Bangladesh Premier League
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side
Sheikh Russel KC
Sheikh Russel KC ( Bengali: শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1995, the club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. They won Feder ...
for 10000 US$ salary per month on 21 February 2016.
In March 2018 fikru joined
Mohammedan SC of
I-League 2nd division
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.
International career
Teferra was captain of the
Ethiopia national team that participated in the
2012 CECAFA Cup
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.
Career statistics
Honours
St George
*
Ethiopian Premier League
The Ethiopian Premier League (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League ...
: 2004–05, 2005–06
*
Ethiopian Super Cup
The Ethiopian Super Cup (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አሸናፊዎች አሸናፊ ዋንጫ) is a match competition in Ethiopian football, played between the Ethiopian Premier League champions and the Ethiopian Cup winners.
Finals
*1985 : Bre ...
: 2005
Atlético de Kolkata
*
Indian Super League
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:
2014
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Chennaiyin FC
*
Indian Super League
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:
2015
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Events
January
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References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Addis Ababa
Ethiopian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Ethiopia men's international footballers
Ethiopian Premier League players
South African Premier Division players
Czech First League players
Veikkausliiga players
V.League 1 players
Indian Super League players
Calcutta Football League players
Saint George S.C. players
Orlando Pirates F.C. players
SuperSport United F.C. players
FK Mladá Boleslav players
Kuopion Palloseura players
Thanh Hóa FC players
Free State Stars F.C. players
University of Pretoria F.C. players
ATK (football club) players
Bidvest Wits F.C. players
Chennaiyin FC players
Sheikh Russel KC players
Highlands Park F.C. players
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
Adama City F.C. players
Ethiopian expatriate men's footballers
Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in India
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh