Getaneh Kebede

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Getaneh Kebede

Personal information
Full name	Getaneh Kebede Gebeto
Date of birth	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992
Place of birth	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	University of Pretoria F.C.
Number	19
Youth career
2009–2010	Defence Force Addis Abeba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Dedebit
2013–2015	Bidvest Wits	30	(9)
2015-	University of Pretoria F.C. (loan)	15	(1)
International career‡
2010–	Ethiopia	31	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2013

Getaneh Kebede (Amharic: ጌታነህ ከበደ^?, born 2 April 1992 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian international footballer who plays for South African Premier Soccer League club University of Pretoria F.C. on loan from Bidvest Wits and the Ethiopian national team. Before his move to Wits, he was named best player and top scorer of the Ethiopian Premier League of 2012/13.

Club career

He began his club career with Debub Police, before which he moved to Dedebit. He was the 2013 top scorer of the Ethiopian Premier league. On July 19, 2013, it was announced that Kebede succeeded in a trail with Bidvest Wits and signed a three-year contract with the team.

International career

Getaneh is part of the Ethiopia national football team where he made his debut in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Somalia in November 2011. In the second-leg against Somalia, he scored two goals in a 5–0 win, which sent Ethiopia to the second round of World Cup qualification. Getaneh Kebede scored twice against Algeria in 2017 African cap of nations qualifier held in Addis Ababa to deny Desert Foxes booking their tickets for cap of nations. Ethiopia draw 3-3 with superb performance from Kebede on Tuesday, Mar 29, 2016.

External links

• Getaneh Kebede at National-Football-Teams.com