Melkamu "Mel" Taufer (born 8 February 1998) is an

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football player. He plays for Fasil Kenema.

Club career

Internazionale

Loan to Arzachena

On 18 July 2017, Taufer was signed by

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with a season-long loan deal. 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

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, he was replaced by Simone Sbarella in the 64th minute. 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.

Arzachena

After the loan, on 17 July 2018, Taufer joined to

club

with an undisclosed fee.

Fasil Kenema

After years away from Ethiopia, Taufer has returned to his hometown by signing

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club Fasil Kenema for a year. He won the league and best player of the tournament scoring 17 goals in 24 appearances.

International career

Taufer represented

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taufer, Mel 1998 births People from Gondar Ethiopian emigrants to Italy Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Serie C players Arzachena Academy Costa Smeralda players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Amhara Region