Tesfaldet Tekie

IFK Norrköping

On 6 August 2013, Tekie moved to IFK Norrköping, together with his teammate Ihab Naser from Gunnilse. In 2014, he was sent on loan to affiliated club IF Sylvia in Division 1, the domestic third tier, making 11 appearances. In 2015, Tekie made six appearances for IFK Norrköping in Allsvenskan, being part of the squad that won the Swedish championship. On 19 July the same year, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with the club. In 2016, Tekie made 26 league appearances for IFK Norrköping, that finished 3rd in the Allsvenskan table. He also featured in both legs as the club was knocked out in the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, losing 4–5 on aggregate to Rosenborg.

Gent

On 19 January 2017, Tekie transferred to Belgian First Division A club Gent, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around €1.6 million. Tekie failed to make any competitive appearances for Gent, before leaving the club by mutual consent on 3 September 2019.

Loan to Östersunds FK

Tekie failed to make any competitive appearances for Gent. On 1 January 2018, he was sent on a one-and-a-half-year loan to Östersunds FK in Allsvenskan. In February, Tekie played in both legs as Östersund was knocked out in the round of 32 in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, losing 2–4 on aggregate to Arsenal. He went on to make 15 league appearances for the club in 2018, before his season was cut short in…

Between 2012 and 2018, Tekie was capped for all Swedish youth teams from the under-17's to the under-21's, making 11 appearances for all selections. He made his debut for the Sweden men's national football team on 11 January 2019 in a 2–2 friendly against Iceland, as a starter.

Club

As of 15 October 2025

Born in Eritrea, Tekie moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, as a nine-year-old. He started to play youth football with local club Marieholms BoIK, before joining Gunnilse IS in 2010. In 2013, at age 15, Tekie made his debut in senior football with Gunnilse, making six league appearances in Division 3, Sweden's fifth tier.