Ethiopian Footballers: 125 Players & Profiles
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Ethiopian footballers (125)
72 have played senior international football for Ethiopia; the rest hold Ethiopian nationality or played for youth teams. Sorted by prominence.
| Player | Born | Birthplace | Position | Club | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getaneh Kebede | 1992 | Addis Ababa | Forward | Saint George SC | ||
| Saladin Said | 1988 | Asosa | Forward | |||
| Walid Atta | 1986 | Riyadh | Defender | |||
| Fuad Ibrahim | 1991 | Dire Dawa | Forward | 6 | 1 | |
| Gatoch Panom | 1994 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Loza Abera | 1997 | Durame | Forward | Birkirkara F.C. | ||
| Shimelis Bekele | 1990 | Hawaasa | Midfielder | El Gouna FC | ||
| Yussuf Saleh | 1984 | Solna Municipality | Midfielder | |||
| Mengistu Worku | 1940 | Addis Ababa | Forward | 98 | 61 | |
| Adane Girma | 1985 | Hawaasa | Forward | Awassa City F.C. | 45 | 9 |
| Fikru-Teferra Lemessa | 1986 | Addis Ababa | Forward | 30 | 11 | |
| Jemal Tassew | 1989 | Hawaasa | Goalkeeper | |||
| Dawa Hotessa | 1996 | Addis Ababa | Forward | |||
| Luciano Vassallo | 1935 | Asmara | Midfielder | 104 | 99 | |
| Amin Askar | 1985 | Mogadishu | Midfielder | |||
| Oumed Oukri | 1990 | Ethiopia | Forward | Aswan SC | ||
| Minyahil Teshome | 1985 | Addis Ababa | Midfielder | |||
| Alula Girma | 1993 | Addis Ababa | Defender | |||
| Anwar Siraj | 1979 | Ethiopia | Defender | 67 | 9 | |
| Degu Debebe | 1984 | Arba Minch | Centre-back | 46 | 0 | |
| Italo Vassalo | 1940 | Asmara | Forward | 10 | 4 | |
| Behailu Assefa | 1989 | Hawaasa | Midfielder | 18 | 1 | |
| Ydnekatchew Tessema | 1921 | Jimma | Forward | 15 | 3 | |
| Asrat Megersa | 1987 | Addis Ababa | Midfielder | |||
| Yared Zenabu | 1989 | Addis Ababa | Midfielder | |||
| Birhanu Bogale | 1986 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Siyoum Tesfaye | 1988 | Ethiopia | Defender | 21 | 1 | |
| Abebaw Butako | 1992 | Addis Ababa | Full-back | |||
| Zerihun Tadele | 1989 | Addis Ababa | Goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | |
| Sisay Bancha | 1989 | Sidama Region | Goalkeeper | |||
| Beneyam Demte | 1998 | Dire Dawa | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | |
| Addis Hintsa | 1987 | Bishoftu | Midfielder | |||
| Aynalem Hailu | 1986 | Aynalem | Centre-back | 22 | 0 | |
| Dawit Mebratu | 1984 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Yordanos Abay | 1984 | Ethiopia | Forward | 4 | 0 | |
| Tesfaye Tafese | 1986 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Dawit Estifanos | 1988 | Bale Province | Midfielder | |||
| Samson Mulugeta | 1983 | Defender | 12 | 0 | ||
| Jamal Sadat | 1983 | Addis Ababa | Goalkeeper | |||
| Teshome Getu | 1983 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Aschalew Girma | 1991 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Andualem Negusse | 1985 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Girma Ashenafi | 1982 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | 13 | 3 | |
| Solomon Andargachew | 1981 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Biadgelegn Elias | 1988 | Ethiopia | Defender | 13 | 0 | |
| Taddele Mengesha | 1987 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Salahadin Bargicho | 1994 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Saladin Bargicho | 1994 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Natnael Zeleke | 1995 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Ramkel Lok | 1994 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Adugna Deyas | 1983 | Ethiopia | Goalkeeper | |||
| Bayu Mulu | 1978 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Lencho Skibba | 1988 | Dire Dawa | Midfielder | |||
| Mulualem Regassa | 1984 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Gebre Neguse | 1955 | |||||
| Biyadiglign Elyas | 1988 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Iyassu Bekele | 1992 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Moges Tadesse | 1993 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Thok James | 1994 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Girma Tekle | ||||||
| Andargachew Yelak | 1997 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Gebremedhin Haile | Ethiopia | Forward | ||||
| Michael Ghebru | 1987 | Germany | Forward | |||
| Yonathan Kebede | 1991 | Addis Ababa | Forward | |||
| Abebayehu Achiso | 2002 | Wolaita Sodo | Midfielder | Wolayta Dicha | ||
| Tarikua Bergena | 1996 | |||||
| Fitsum Teklehaimanot | 1987 | Addis Ababa | Midfielder | |||
| Kelem Mulugeta Mamuyé | 1994 | Addis Ababa | Forward | |||
| Mengistu Assefa | 1988 | Addis Ababa | Midfielder | |||
| Alelegn Azene | 1998 | Arba Minch | Midfielder | |||
| Rehima Zergaw | ||||||
| Aregash Kalesa | 2003 | |||||
| Abubeker Nassir youth/other | 2000 | Addis Ababa | Forward | |||
| Yared Bayeh youth/other | 1995 | Bahir Dar | Defender | |||
| Ramadan Yusef youth/other | 2001 | Asosa | Defender | |||
| Aschalew Tamene youth/other | 1991 | Dila | Defender | |||
| Amanuel Yohannes youth/other | 1997 | Addis Ababa | Midfielder | |||
| Suleman Hamid youth/other | 1997 | Asosa | Defender | |||
| Mohamed Mesud youth/other | 1990 | Addis Ababa | Midfielder | |||
| Amanuel Gebremichael youth/other | 1999 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Benjamin Kibebe youth/other | 1981 | Addis Ababa | Defender | 1 | 0 | |
| Mignot Debebe youth/other | 1995 | Arba Minch | ||||
| Surafel Dagnachew youth/other | 1997 | Ethiopia | ||||
| Dawit Fekadu youth/other | 1986 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Dereje Alemu youth/other | 1990 | Ethiopia | Goalkeeper | |||
| Teklemariam Shanko youth/other | 1998 | Batu | ||||
| Firew Solomon youth/other | 1992 | Hawaasa | Midfielder | |||
| Fitsum Alemu youth/other | 1995 | Dessie | ||||
| Aaron Ciammaglichella youth/other | 2005 | Turin | ||||
| Kenean Markneh youth/other | 1998 | Adama | ||||
| Gila-Michael Tekle-Mariam youth/other | 1936 | Ethiopia | Goalkeeper | |||
| Sewnet Bishaw youth/other | 1952 | Addis Ababa | ||||
| Idrus Abdulahi youth/other | 2003 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Tekle Kidane youth/other | 1939 | Asmara | ||||
| Abel Yalew youth/other | 1995 | Addis Ababa | ||||
| Melkamu Frauendorf youth/other | 2004 | Kembata Zone | ||||
| Harun Ibrahim youth/other | 2003 | Gothenburg | BK Häcken | |||
| Tariku Getnet youth/other | 1994 | Ethiopia | Goalkeeper | |||
| Abel Mamo youth/other | 1994 | Ethiopia | Goalkeeper | |||
| Yidnekachew Beyene youth/other | 1989 | Ethiopia | Goalkeeper | |||
| Yehiel Tzagai youth/other | 1983 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Khalid Jaberti youth/other | 1985 | Ethiopia | Full-back | |||
| Chernet Gugesa youth/other | 1999 | |||||
| Fasika Asfaw youth/other | 1986 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Mentsenot Adane youth/other | 1993 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Shetaye Abaa youth/other | 1988 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Dahir Mohammed youth/other | 1973 | Addis Ababa | Defender | |||
| Kfir Zokol youth/other | 1982 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Rahamim Checkol youth/other | 1988 | Ethiopia | Defender | |||
| Ziv Caveda youth/other | 1978 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Daniel Skretteberg youth/other | 2001 | Ringerike | Goalkeeper | Strømsgodset TF | ||
| Hayder Sherefa youth/other | 1994 | Gambela | ||||
| Firew Getahun youth/other | 1992 | |||||
| David Caveda youth/other | 1979 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Manaye Fantu youth/other | 1990 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Ephrem Ashamo youth/other | 1994 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Erehima Biza youth/other | 1987 | Ethiopia | Forward | |||
| Sammy Kahsai youth/other | 1995 | Ethiopia | Midfielder | |||
| Tesfaye Alebachew youth/other | 1988 | Midfielder | ||||
| Behailu Demeke youth/other | 1994 | Ethiopia | ||||
| Birtukan Gebrekristos youth/other | 1989 | |||||
| Senaf Wakuma youth/other | 1999 | |||||
| Tekalinge Kassahun youth/other | 1950 | Ethiopia | ||||
| Aseged Tesfaye youth/other | 1962 | Dire Dawa | Forward | |||
| Degats Worko youth/other | 2004 | Midfielder |