Henok Teklab Explained

Henok Teklab
Birth Date:16 November 1998
Birth Place:Frankfurt, Germany
Height:1.74 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Union Saint-Gilloise
Clubnumber:11
Youthclubs1:Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
Youthyears2:2015–2017
Youthclubs2:Germania Schwanheim
Years1:2017
Clubs1:Germania Schwanheim
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
Caps2:29
Goals2:9
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Hessen Dreieich
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Ginsheim
Caps4:19
Goals4:2
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Bayern Alzenau
Caps5:38
Goals5:5
Years6:2021–2023
Clubs6:Preußen Münster
Caps6:65
Goals6:25
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Union Saint-Gilloise
Caps7:25
Goals7:1
Club-Update:08:31, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Henok Teklab (born 16 November 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as an winger for Union Saint-Gilloise.

Career

Teklab is a youth product of Rot-Weiss Frankfurt and Germania Schwanheim. He began his senior career with Germania Schwanheim in the Hessenliga in 2017.[1] That same summer, he returned to Rot-Weiss Frankfurt for a season, before moving to Hessen Dreieich for the 2018–19 season.[2] [3] He followed that up with year-long stints at Ginsheim and Bayern Alzenau.[4] On 28 June 2021, he transferred to Preußen Münster on a two-year contract.[5] He spent two seasons with them in the Regionalliga from 2021 to 2023, with 25 goals in 65 games.[6]

On 14 June 2023, Teklab transferred to the Belgian First Division A club Union Saint-Gilloise on a four-year contract.[7] He made his senior and professional debut with Union Saint-Gilloise as a late substitute in a 4–0 Belgian First Division A loss to Mechelen on 19 August 2023.[8]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Teklab is of Eritrean descent.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hessenligist Germania Schwanheim im Regionalpokalviertelfinale eine Nummer zu groß für die U19 des VFJ Hünstetten/Würges. 29 March 2016. FLW24 - Fußball Limburg-Weilburg.
  2. Web site: Hessenliga - Die Wechsel der 17 Vereine in der Übersicht. 7 February 2017. www.osthessen-zeitung.de.
  3. Web site: Henok Teklab soll Lockerheit behalten. 9 February 2022. www.torgranate.de.
  4. Web site: Münsters Dribbelkünstler Teklab: Vom No-Name zur Attraktion. kicker.
  5. Web site: Niklas Heidemann verlässt den SC Preußen, Henok Teklab ein heißer Kandidat. www.muensterschezeitung.de.
  6. Web site: Preußen-Abschied fast klar: Teklab zieht's ins Ausland!. 22 March 2023. bild.de.
  7. Web site: L’Union Saint-Gilloise officialise l’arrivée de l’ailier allemand Henok Teklab. RTBF.
  8. Web site: La bête noire malinoise, les débuts de Teklab et la maillot ensanglanté : voici ce qu'il faut retenir de Malines-Union. François. Garitte. 31 August 2023. DHnet.