Abebaw Butako (Amharic: ዓበባው ቡጣቆ, born 20 April 1987) is an Ethiopian professional footballer. He currently plays for the Arba Minch FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| Saint George | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2014 | Saint George | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Hilal Omdurman | ||
| 2015– | Arba Minch FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2017 | Ethiopia | 46 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2013 | |||
Career
editAbebaw 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. In August 2014 he transferred to one of Sudan's giant club Al-Hilal Omdurman. A year later he signed with his hometown club Arba Minch City, who made him the Ethiopian Premier League's highest-paid player with a salary of 75,000 birr a month.[1]
International career
editAbebaw debuted for Ethiopia in 2008. He was on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 December 2010 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 CECAFA Cup | |
| 2. | 15 October 2014 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
edit- ^ Berhanu, Markos (24 August 2015). "Abebaw Butako joins Arba Minch City". Ethiosports. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Butako, Abebaw". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
edit- Abebaw Butako – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Abebaw Butako at National-Football-Teams.com
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