Amanuel Gebremichael
Gebremichael with Ethiopia at the 2021 AFCON
Personal information
Full name Amanuel Gebremichael Aregwai
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 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 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– Ethiopia U23 4 (1)
2017– Ethiopia 40 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:47, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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

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

As of match played 25 March 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ethiopia 201710
201810
201991
202052
202121
Total184
Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gebremichael goal.
List of international goals scored by Amanuel Gebremichael[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 August 2019Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia Djibouti1–04–32020 African Nations Championship qualification
26 November 2020Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sudan2–22–2Friendly
317 November 2020Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Niger1–03–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
424 March 2021Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Madagascar1–04–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
530 December 2021Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon Sudan1–03–2Friendly
62–1

Honours

Mekelle 70 Enderta

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Tolesa, Dawit (22 July 2017). "Jimma, Mekele, Welwalo earn EPL promotion". The Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Berhanu, Markos (7 July 2019). "Mekelle 70 Enderta Wins Ethiopian Premier League Championship". Ethiosports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Gebrehiwot, Mamo (11 August 2019). "CAF Champions League: Mekelle 70 Enderta Suffers Narrow Defeat". Ethiosports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Berhanu, Markos (25 August 2019). "CAf [sic] Champions League: Mekelle 70 Enderta held to a draw by Cano Sport". Ethiosports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Amanuel Gebremichael at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ Tsehaye, Dawit (5 August 2019). "CHAN 2020 Ethiopia edge past Djibouti". SoccerEthiopia.net. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Fantahun, Teshome (15 November 2018). "La sélection U23 écrase la somalie à domicile". SoccerEthiopia.net (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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