Ethiopia squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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) | |||
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.
Solomon 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]
Solomon 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]
Solomon is known by the nickname Taquru ("the strong" Amharic: ጣቁሩ) in Ethiopia.[2] He is a Christian.[3]
Defense Force