Amanuel Gebremichael Aregwai (Amharic: አማኑኤል ገብረ ሚካኤል; born 5 February 1999) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ethiopian Premier League club Fasil Kenema and the Ethiopia national team.
.jpg) Gebremichael with Ethiopia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amanuel Gebremichael Aregwai | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gambela, Ethiopia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fasil Kenema | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Mekelle 70 Enderta | ||
| 2020–2023 | Saint George | 69 | (12) |
| 2023– | Fasil Kenema | 11 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Ethiopia U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017– | Ethiopia | 40 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 1 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:47, 27 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Mekelle 70 Enderta edit
Mekelle 70 Enderta finished second in their group in the Ethiopian Higher League in 2016–17, and Gebremichael scored a goal in their victory over Hadiya Hossana in the promotion playoff game to earn the club's first-ever promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League.[1]
On the final matchday of the 2018–19 season, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Dire Dawa Kenema that put them one point ahead of Sidama Coffee, securing their first-ever title.[2] He also finished the year with a league-best 17 goals.[2] He scored two goals against Cano Sport, one in each leg, in their 2019–20 CAF Champions League preliminary qualifying matchup, but they still lost by an aggregate scoreline of 3–2.[3][4]
International career edit
Gebremichael made his senior international debut on 5 December 2017, coming on for Dawa Hotessa during their 3–0 win over South Sudan in the 2017 CECAFA Cup.[5] He earned his second cap the following year in a loss to Ghana during 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification,[5] and scored his maiden international goal in his fourth cap against Djibouti on 4 August 2019 during 2020 African Nations Championship qualification.[6]
He scored in his debut with the national under-23 team, a 4–0 defeat of Somalia at home in the first round of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 25 March 2021[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gebremichael goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 August 2019 | Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |  Djibouti |
1–0 | 4–3 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 6 November 2020 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Sudan |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 17 November 2020 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Niger |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 24 March 2021 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |  Madagascar |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 30 December 2021 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | Sudan |
1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 2–1 |
Honours edit
Mekelle 70 Enderta
Individual
- Ethiopian Premier League top scorer: 2018–19
References edit
- ^ Tolesa, Dawit (22 July 2017). "Jimma, Mekele, Welwalo earn EPL promotion". The Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b Berhanu, Markos (7 July 2019). "Mekelle 70 Enderta Wins Ethiopian Premier League Championship". Ethiosports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Gebrehiwot, Mamo (11 August 2019). "CAF Champions League: Mekelle 70 Enderta Suffers Narrow Defeat". Ethiosports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Berhanu, Markos (25 August 2019). "CAf [sic] Champions League: Mekelle 70 Enderta held to a draw by Cano Sport". Ethiosports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Amanuel Gebremichael at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Tsehaye, Dawit (5 August 2019). "CHAN 2020 Ethiopia edge past Djibouti". SoccerEthiopia.net. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Fantahun, Teshome (15 November 2018). "La sélection U23 écrase la somalie à domicile". SoccerEthiopia.net (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
External links edit
- Amanuel Gebremichael at National-Football-Teams.com
- Amanuel Gebremichael at Soccerway
- Amanuel Gebremichael at WorldFootball.net