Henok Teklab (born 16 November 1998) is a German professional

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who plays as an winger for

Union Saint-Gilloise Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...

Career

Teklab is a youth product of

Rot-Weiss Frankfurt SG Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 01 is a German association football club from Frankfurt am Main. The association was founded on 11 November 1901 as FV Amicitia 1901 Bockenheim in what is today the city district of Bockenheim. History Early years The Fr ...

and Germania Schwanheim. He began his senior career with Germania Schwanheim in the

Hessenliga The Hessenliga (until 2008 ''Oberliga Hessen'') is the highest football league in the States of Germany, state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberliga (football), Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier ...

in 2017. That same summer, he returned to Rot-Weiss Frankfurt for a season, before moving to Hessen Dreieich for the 2018–19 season. He followed that up with year-long stints at and Bayern Alzenau. On 28 June 2021, he transferred to

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on a two-year contract. He spent two seasons with them in the

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from 2021 to 2023, with 25 goals in 65 games. On 14 June 2023, Teklab transferred to the

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

club

on a four-year contract. He made his senior and professional debut with Union Saint-Gilloise as a late substitute in a 4–0 Belgian First Division A loss to

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on 19 August 2023.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Teklab is of Eritrean descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Union Saint-Gilloise *

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023 ...

: 2024–25 *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2023–24 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teklab, Henok 1998 births Living people German people of Eritrean descent German men's footballers Footballers from Frankfurt Men's association football wingers Regionalliga players Hessenliga players Belgian Pro League players Rot-Weiss Frankfurt players SC Hessen Dreieich players SC Preußen Münster players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century German sportsmen