| Mesfin Tafesse | |
| Fullname: | Mesfin Tafesse Lemene |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Hawassa, Ethiopia |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Ethiopian Coffee |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Hawassa City |
| Years2: | 2022 - |
| Clubs2: | Ethiopian Coffee |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ethiopia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 25 June 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 00:13, 25 March 2024 (UTC) |
Mesfin Tafesse Lemene (Amharic: መስፍን ታደሰ; born 26 November 2001) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee and the Ethiopia national team.
Tafesse has played for Hawassa City of the Ethiopian Premier League since 2018.[1]
Tafesse made his senior international debut on 8 August 2019 in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Djibouti. He scored his first international goal in the match, the eventual game-winner, after coming on as a second-half substitute.[2]
Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2019 | align=center | 4–3 | align=center | 4–3 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification | ||
| 2. | 19 October 2019 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | |||
| Last updated 12 October 2021 | ||||||||
| Ethiopia national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | |