Career
He currently plays for Adelaide Comets in the National Premier Leagues. On 26 August 2011 he signed with A-League club Gold Coast United from FFSA Super League club Western Strikers. Tesfagabr played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, appearing in the 2-1 group match defeat to Rwanda.
Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.
After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.