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Getaneh Kebede
Personal information
Full name Getaneh Kebede Gebeto
Date of birth (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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 (Template:Lang-am, 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.[1]

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.

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References

  1. ^ [1] Ethiosports: Getaneh Kebede Completes Wits Move Template:En icon 19 July 2013
  2. ^ {{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15762563 |title=Ethiopia defeat Somalia 2014 World Cup group phase |work=BBC Sport |date=2011-11-16 |accessdate=2013-07-15 }Getaneh Kebede scored either side of Islam Slimani's equaliser to put Ethiopia 2-1 up on Tuesday. }

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