Siem Eyob-Abraha

Siem Eyob-Abraha
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008
Place of birth Agordat, Eritrea
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United
Youth career
2021–2024 Manchester United
2024– Sheffield United
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Eritrea 2 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:04, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Siem Eyob-Abraha (Tigrinya: ሴም እዮብ ኣብርሃ; born 1 March 2008) is an Eritrean footballer who plays for Professional Development League club Sheffield United U18 and the Eritrean national team.[1]

Club career

Eyob-Abraha was born in Agordat, Eritrea where he also attended primary school at the Yikaalo School. In 2019, he represented the Gash-Barka region at the 2019 Eritrean Regional Selected Children's Team Championships in Asmara. Later that year, his family immigrated to the United Kingdom.[2]

After arriving in the UK, Eyob-Abraha was recruited directly by Premier League club Manchester United and joined its academy.[3] By December 2022, the young player had signed a sportswear sponsorship with Adidas.[4] He was part of the team's under-18 squad that participated in the 2023–24 Professional U18 Development League.[5]

Ahead of the 2024/2025 season, Eyob-Abraha went on trial with EFL Championship club Sheffield United. He was then one of thirteen youth players signed to scholarship deals in July 2024.[6] He scored on a spectacular volley against Colchester United U18 on the second matchday of the 2024–25 season.[7] Eyob-Abraha signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2025, keeping him at the club through at least the 2026/2027 season.[8][9]

International career

Eyob-Abraha was born in Eritrea and moved to England as a young boy.[3] At age eighteen, he was called up to the senior Eritrea national team in March 2026 for two 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Eswatini.[10] He was expected to start in the match alongside Ali Sulieman. The campaign would mark the first time Eritrea had entered the competition since the 2008 edition of the tournament.[11] Eyob-Abraha made his international debut in the first match on 25 March 2026, scoring the first and game-winning goal directly from a corner kick in the 81st minute. Eritrea won the match 2–0 with Sulieman later scoring.[12][13]

International goals

Scores and results list Eritrea's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2026Honneur Stadium, Meknes, Morocco Eswatini1–02–02027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Last updated 25 March 2026

International career statistics

As of match played 31 March 2026.[14]
Eritrea national team
YearAppsGoals
202621
Total21

References

  1. ↑ "Sheffield United profile". Sheffield United. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Who is Siem Eyob-Abraha?" (in Tigrinya). Safira Press. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 Tesfay, Yared. "Eritrean Athletes in Diaspora: A Symbol of Excellence" (PDF). Eri Newspapers. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Coombs, Dan. "Manchester United talent Siem Eyob-Abraha signs Adidas deal". United in Focus. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Owen, Dan. "Siem Eyob-Abraha new club confirmed after being released by Manchester United". United in Focus. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Mail, Harry. "Sheffield United have signed youngsters Siem Eyob-Abraha and Aaron Reid from Manchester United and Manchester City respectively, as announced by their official club website". The 72. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "U18s Preview: Sheffield United v Palace". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Eleven Pen Pro Deals". Sheffield United FC. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Rayner, Stuart. "Ryan Giggs' son amongst 11 Sheffield United youngsters handed first professional contracts". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Siem-Eyob Abraha happy to earn Eritrea national team call up". Eritrean National Football Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Eritrea to end 18-year AFCON isolation by playing Eswatini in qualifier". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Eritrea mark return to TotalEnergies CAF AFCON qualifiers with 2-0 win over Eswatini". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  13. ↑ Holt, Chris. "Sheffield United teen scores on international debut after country's nine-year hiatus". The Star. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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