Testfaldet Goitom is an
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
n footballer who last played for the
Western District Toros
Adelaide Victory are a soccer club from Pennington, South Australia. Adelaide Victory play in the NPL State League. Their home ground is at Pennington Oval. Prior to 2015, the club was known as the Western Toros.
Club history
From 2011, The ...
in the
FFSA State League
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International career
Goitom played in the
2009 CECAFA Cup
The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.
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Kenya, scoring in the 2–1 defeat against
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
. Twelve members of the team failed to return to Eritrea after the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals stage.
Personal life
Whilst competing in the
2009 CECAFA Cup
The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya.
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Kenya he was part of the
Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in
Nairobi. After receiving political asylum from the Australian government, the team moved to
Adelaide,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
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[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Eritrean men's footballers
Eritrea men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
FFSA Super League players
Croydon FC (Australia) players
Adelaide Blue Eagles players
Adelaide Victory FC players
Eritrean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Eritrean expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Eritrean refugees
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