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Robel Teklemichael
Personal information
Full name Robel Teklemichael Bahta
Date of birth (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Asmara, Eritrea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Peterhead
Number 34
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Red Sea
2021–2024 Ethiopian Coffee 48 (8)
2026– Peterhead 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Eritrea U23 1 (0)
2019– Eritrea 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:32, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:32, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Robel Teklemichael Bahta (Tigrinya: ሮቤል ተኽለሚካኤል ባህታ) is an Eritrean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Peterhead and the Eritrea national team.

Club career

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Ethiopian Coffee

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In April 2021, Teklemichael joined Ethiopian Coffee of the Ethiopian Premier League.[1] By signing the deal, Teklemichael became the second Eritrean player to join an Ethiopian club (after Samyoma Alexander) following the 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit.[2] Teklemichael suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for a significant period of time before leaving the club in 2024.[3]

Peterhead

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Teklemichael spent the 2025/2026 season training and rehabilitating with a lower-league club in Sweden.[3] In June 2026, he went on trial with Scottish League One club Peterhead. During the trial, he appeared in friendlies versus Celtic and Forfar Athletic. About the player's performance, Peterhead manager Jordon Brown said, “Robel has come to us out the blue through an agent and he’s equipped himself well...He’s someone we were made aware of and he’s been given every chance to get a deal."[4] On 8 July 2026, it was announced that Teklemichael had signed a one-year contract with the club, subject to SFA approval.[5]

International career

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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 friendly victory.[6] He made his senior international debut on 4 September 2019 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Namibia.[7]

Later that month Teklemichael took part in the 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship, 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.[8] He scored two goals in the group stage of the tournament, one against Sudan and the other against Djibouti.[9][10]

Because of his performance at the Under-20 Championship, Teklemichael was called up for the 2019 CECAFA Cup later that year. He once again captained the Eritrea side that went on to win the silver medal, losing to Uganda in the final.[8] Teklemichael was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player for his performance.[11]

In July 2021 he Teklemichael captained his national side once again, this time at the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ethiopian Coffee 2021–22 Ethiopian Premier League 242??00—242
2022–23 Ethiopian Premier League 246??——246
2023–24 Ethiopian Premier League 254??——254[a]
Career total 73120000007312
  1. ↑ Did not played for the entire season due to a season ending injury

National team

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As of match played 25 January 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Eritrea 201980
202010
Total90

Honours

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Ethiopian Coffee S.C.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Eritrea's Teklemichael joins Ethiopia's Coffee". CECAFA. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Aarons, Ed; Czmic, Alex. "Eritrean footballers on the run face anxious wait in push for safe haven". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 Taddele, Omna. "Scottish club Peterhead snap up Eritrean midfielder Robel Teklemichael". Pan Africa Football. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Law, Callum. "Peterhead running the rule over trialists ahead of season starting – including East African international". The Press & Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Balmoor Robel!". Peterhead FC. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Football for Development and Peace: Eritrea vs. South Sudan". shabait.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 "History Makers: The Red Sea Camels win Silver at the Cecafa Seniors Challenge Cup". shabait.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "CECAFA U20 Eritrea 3 – Sudan 3". eastafro.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Isabirye, David. "Eritrea humiliates Djibouti to register biggest score-line at 2019 CECAFA U-20". kawowo.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "McKinstry lands Uganda record 15th Cecafa title". sportsoceanuganda.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup: Ibrahim nets hat-trick as Eritrea hold Ethiopia". Eritrea National Football Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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