Fikru Teferra Lemessa ( am, ፍቅሩ ተፈራ ለሜሳ; born 24 January 1986) is an Ethiopian professional

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who last played as a

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for Mohammedan SC.

Club career

Teferra moved to the

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club

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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

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outfit

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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

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, a 28th-minute shot from the edge of the penalty box in a 3–0 victory for

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over

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. He also opened the scoring in their second match, a 2–0 win at

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. On 25 October 2014, he was given a two match ban for headbutting

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in a match against

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. 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

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of the South African Premiership, that Teferra had signed a six-month contract with the club. He later signed for

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. He made 11 appearances and he scored against

. Fikru signed one-year contract with

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for 10000 US$ salary per month on 21 February 2016. In March 2018 fikru joined Mohammedan SC of

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International career

Teferra was captain of the Ethiopia national team that participated in the

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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 *

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: 2005 Atlético de Kolkata *

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Chennaiyin FC *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teferra, Fikru 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Addis Ababa Ethiopian footballers Association football forwards Ethiopia 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 footballers Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Finland Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh