Getaneh Kebede

 ( 1992 Births ) 

Getaneh Kebede Gebeto (; born 2 April 1992) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Fasil Kenema.

He is the nation's all-time top goalscorer, having scored 33 goals in 67 matches.

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Early life Getaneh was born in Dilla, Ethiopia.

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Club career

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Dedebit 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.

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Bidvest Wits On 19 July 2013, it was announced that Getaneh succeeded in a trial with Bidvest Wits and signed a three-year contract with the team.[1] Ethiosports: Getaneh Kebede Completes Wits Move 19 July 2013

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2015–16: Loan to University of Pretoria On 1 August 2015, Getaneh officially joined University of Pretoria on a season-long loan deal.

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Return to Dedebit In September 2016 he joined his old club Dedebit.

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Saint George On 14 August 2018, the 29-time league champions Saint George announced they had signed Getaneh to a two-year contract.

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Wolkite City On 6 October 2021, Wolkite City officially announced the signing of Getaneh.

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Fasil Kenema On 2 September 2023, Getaneh joined Fasil Kenema with a two-year contract.

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International career Getaneh was part of the Ethiopia national team, where he made his debut in a 2010 CECAFA Cup match against Malawi in December 2010. In a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Somalia, he scored two goals in a second leg 5–0 win, which sent Ethiopia to the second round of World Cup qualification. On 29 March 2016, Getaneh scored twice against Algeria in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier held in Addis Ababa to draw 3–3 and deny the Desert Foxes qualification to the final tournament. He scored two goals against Lesotho in a 2–1 win on 5 June 2016 and added one more goal in the return match at the Hawassa Kenema Stadium on 3 September 2016. Ethiopia won the game 2–1 and finished runners-up in Group J, though they were unable to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. However, Getaneh finished as the second top scorer of qualification with six goals, behind only Hillal Soudani of Algeria's seven goals.

On 31 December 2022, Getaneh announced his retirement from international football.

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Career statistics

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International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
Ethiopia	0
	3
	2
	2
	2
	2
	6
	4
	2
	4
	5
	1

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kebede goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Getaneh Kebede
1		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		4–0	5–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2				5–0
3		Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania		1–1	1–1	2011 CECAFA Cup
4		Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan		1–1	3–5	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–0	1–0	Friendly
6		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–0	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8		Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi		1–1	2–3	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9		Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali		2–1	3–2	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–0	3–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11		Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo		1–0	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12		Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria		1–6	1–7	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–0	3–3	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14				2–1
15		Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho		1–0	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
16				2–0
17		Hawassa Kenema Stadium, Hawassa, Ethiopia		1–1	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18		El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti		1–	5–1	2018 African Nations Championship qualification
19				2–
20				4–
21				5–
22		Hawassa Kenema Stadium, Hawassa, Ethiopia		1–1	1–1	Friendly
23		Hawassa Kenema Stadium, Hawassa, Ethiopia		1–0	1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–0	2–3	Friendly
25		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–3	1–3	Friendly
26		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		1–0	2–2	Friendly
27		Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia		3–0	3–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
28		Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia		2–0	4–0	Friendly
29		Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia		2–0	4–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
30		Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast		1–2	1–3	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
31		Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia		1–1	1–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
32		Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa		1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
33		Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon		1–1	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations

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