| Intro | Footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
Eritrea Australia |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
28 August 1990, Khartoum |
| Age | 30 years |
Golgol Mebrahtu (born 28 August 1990) is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for Mladá Boleslav.
Early life
Born in Africa, Mebrahtu moved to Brisbane, Australia aged nine as a refugee during the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in 1999.
Club career
In June 2009, Mebrahtu signed a 3-year contract with Gold Coast United, after trialling for the club in April.
He was discovered by Gold Coast coach Miron Bleiberg, while he was waiting for a helicopter to take him from Brisbane to the Gold Coast. Bleiberg spotted Mebrahtu training by himself and recognised him from a previous scouting mission.
Melbourne Heart
For the 2012–13 season he played for the Melbourne Heart. He wore the number 14 football jersey. In his first game for Melbourne Heart, he scored the winning goal in the 88th minute against Perth Glory. On 1 January 2013 he scored the first goal of that year.
On 2 February 2014 he was released from Melbourne Heart, 3 days before the end of the transfer window.
Western Sydney Wanderers
On 3 February 2014 he signed, along with Daniel Mullen, with Western Sydney Wanderers. However, since there were no spaces remaining in the club’s A-League squad, Mebrahtu was only eligible to participate in Western Sydney Wanderers’ 2014 AFC Champions League campaign during the 2013–14 season. On 5 March 2014, following a long term injury to Tahj Minniecon, Mebrahtu was added to Western Sydney Wanderers’ A-League squad. In the following match of Western Sydney Wanderers, Mebrahtu debuted for the Wanderers, being substituted onto the pitch in the 71st minute, but was replaced 6 minutes later due to being injured in a tackle by Sydney FC’s midfielder Richard Garcia.
On 5 May 2016 Mebrahtu was released by the Western Sydney Wanderers.
Mladá Boleslav
In mid-2016, Mebrahtu joined Czech First League club Mladá Boleslav.
International career
Mebrahtu made his international debut for Australia under-23 in 2011, coming on in the second half of a loss to Japan.
A-League career statistics
- As of 5 May 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gold Coast United | 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Gold Coast total | 26 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Melbourne Heart !Melbourne Heart | 2012–13 | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Heart total | 26 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney Wanderers | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |
| Wanderers total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Career total | 62 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | |
Honours
- Club
Gold Coast United:
- National Youth League: 2009–10
Western Sydney Wanderers:
- AFC Champions League: 2014