Firew Solomon Ayele (Amharic: ፍሬው ሰለሞን; born 18 September 1992) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ethiopian Premier League club Sidama Coffee and the Ethiopia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Firew Solomon Ayele | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawassa, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sidama Coffee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Defence Force | ||
| 2016–2018 | Hawassa City | ||
| 2018–2020 | Defence Force | ||
| 2020–2021 | Wolkite City | ||
| 2021– | Sidama Coffee | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Ethiopia | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 23 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:08, 13 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSolomon began his career with the Ethiopian club Defence Force, and helped them win the 2015 Ethiopian Cup. On 2 August 2016, he transferred to Hawassa City.[1] In 2018, he returned to Defence Force. He had a maligned stint Wolkite City in the 2020–21 season, where he left after accusations of drinking and harassing teammates.[2] 2021, he moved to Sidama Coffee.[3]
International career
editSolomon made his international debut with the Ethiopia national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Zambia on 7 June 2015.[4] He was part of the Ethiopia squad at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[citation needed]
Personal life
editSolomon is known by the nickname Taquru ("the strong" Amharic: ጣቁሩ) in Ethiopia.[2] He is a Christian.[3]
Honours
editDefense Force
References
edit- ^ "ሀዋሳ ከተማ ፍሬው ሰለሞንን አስፈረመ - ሶከር ኢትዮጵያ". 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b ""ለሲዳማ ቡና ምርጥ ብቃቴን አሳይቼ ለብሄራዊ ቡድን ለመመረጥና ፕሮፌሽናል ለመሆን እጥራለሁ" – ፍሬው ሰለሞን /ጣቁሩ/ – /ሲዳማ ቡና/". 17 October 2021.
- ^ a b "ሊግ ስፖርት ያለፉትን 20 ዓመታት በገበያው ላይ ያለች የስፖርት ጋዜጣ".
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ethiopia vs. Zambia (0:1)". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links
edit- Firew Solomon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Firew Solomon at Soccerway