Abebaw Butako

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Abebaw Butako

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-04-20) 20 April 1987
Place of birth	Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Arba Minch FC
Number	14
Youth career
	st.george
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2014	Saint-George SA
2014–2015	Al-Hilal Omdurman
2015–	Arba Minch FC
International career‡
2008–	Ethiopia	28	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2013

Abebaw Butako (Amharic: ዓበባው ቡጣቆ, born 20 April 1987 in Arba Minch) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for the Arba Minch FC.

Career

Abebaw is a defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career with Saint-George SA, the club where he played from 2005 - 2014. On August 2014 he transferred to one of Sudan's giant club Al-Hilal Omdurman.

International career

Abebaw debuted for Ethiopia in 2008. He is on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 December 2010	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Zambia	1–0	2–1	2010 CECAFA Cup
2.	15 October 2014	Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali	Mali	3–2	3–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

External links

• Abebaw Butako – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Abebaw Butako at National-Football-Teams.com