Robel Teklemichael Bahta ( Tigrinya: ሮቤል ተኽለሚካኤል; born 11 July 2000) is an Eritrean professional

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who plays as a defender for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee and

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the Eritrea national team.

Club career

In April 2021 Teklemichael left domestic club

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and joined Ethiopian Coffee of the Ethiopian Premier League. By signing the deal, Teklemichael became the second Eritrean player to join an Ethiopian club (after Samyoma Alexander) following the

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International career

In December 2018 Teklemichael was part of the Eritrea youth team that beat South Sudan 3–0. He was named Man of the Match following the

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victory. He made his senior international debut on 4 September 2019 in a

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match against Namibia. Later that month Teklemichael took part in the

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, the first regional tournament in which the team participated in a decade. The team went on to win the bronze medal overall with Teklemichael serving as the team captain. He scored two goals in the group stage of the tournament, one against

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and the other against Djibouti. Because of his performance at the Under-20 Championship, Teklemichael was called up for the

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later that year. He once again captained the Eritrea side that went on to win the silver medal, losing to Uganda in the final. Teklemichael was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player for his performance. In July 2021 he Teklemichael captained his national side once again, this time at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teklemichael, Robel Living people 2000 births Eritrean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Eritrea men's international footballers Eritrean Premier League players Red Sea FC players Ethiopian Coffee S.C. players Eritrean expatriate men's footballers Eritrean expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia