Melkamu "Mel" Taufer (born 8 February 1998) is an Ethiopian-born Italian football player. He plays for Fasil Kenema.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melkamu Taufer | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Gondar, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fasil Kenema | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Inter | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Trapani (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Inter | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Arzachena (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Arzachena | 14 | (0) |
| 2019– | Fasil Kenema | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Italy U-16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 11 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editInternazionale
editLoan to Arzachena
editOn 18 July 2017, Taufer was signed by Serie C side Arzachena with a season-long loan deal.[1] On 7 October, Taufer made his professional debut in Serie C for Arzachena and he scored his first professional goal in the 26th minute of a 4–1 away win over Gavorrano, he was replaced by Simone Sbarella in the 64th minute.[2] Taufer ended his season-long loan deal with only 9 appearances, 5 as a starter, 1 goal and 1 assist, but he neven played an entire match for the club.[3]
Arzachena
editAfter the loan, on 17 July 2018, Taufer joined to Serie C club Arzachena with an undisclosed fee.
Fasil Kenema
editAfter years away from Ethiopia, Taufer has returned to his hometown by signing Ethiopian Premier League club Fasil Kenema for a year. He won the league and best player of the tournament scoring 17 goals in 24 appearances.
International career
editTaufer represented Italy at Under-16 and Under-17 level. On 2 October 2012 he made his U-16 debut as a substitute replacing Demetrio Scopelliti in the 41st minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Turkey U-16. On 4 October 2012 he played his first entire match for Italy U-16, a 2–1 home win over Turkey U-16. On 27 August 2014, Taufer made his debut at U-17 level as a substitute replacing Alessandro Celestri in the 76th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Portugal U-17. On 29 August 2014 he played his first entire match at U-17 level, a 1–0 home win over Czech Republic U-17.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 13 July 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arzachena (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Arzachena | 2018–19 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Mercato: Taufer all'Arzachena". FC Internazionale - Inter Milan. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Italy - M. Taufer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
External links
edit- Mel Taufer at Soccerway