Amanuel Gebremichael
{{short description|Ethiopian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amanuel Gebremichael
| image = Phase de match Ethiopie - Cape verde a Yaoundé (cropped).jpg
| caption = Gebremichael with Ethiopia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
| fullname = Amanuel Gebremichael Aregwai
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gambela, Ethiopia
| height = {{height|m=}}
| currentclub = Fasil Kenema
| clubnumber = 11
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2019–
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = Mekelle 70 Enderta
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2020–2023
| clubs2 = Saint George
| caps2 = 69
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Fasil Kenema
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2018–
| nationalteam1 = Ethiopia U23
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2017–
| nationalteam2 = Ethiopia
| nationalcaps2 = 40
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| pcupdate = 19:47, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 19:47, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
| medaltemplates =
}}
Amanuel Gebremichael Aregwai ({{langx|am|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=
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/content/jimma-mekele-welwalo-earn-epl-promotion|title=Jimma, Mekele, Welwalo earn EPL promotion|work=The Reporter|first=Dawit|last=Tolesa|date=22 July 2017|access-date=1 November 2020}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.ethiosports.com/2019/07/07/mekelle-70-enderta-wins-ethiopian-premier-league-championship/|title=Mekelle 70 Enderta Wins Ethiopian Premier League Championship|work=Ethiosports|first=Markos|last=Berhanu|date=7 July 2019|access-date=1 November 2020}} He also finished the year with a league-best 17 goals. 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.ethiosports.com/2019/08/11/caf-champions-league-mekelle-70-enderta-suffers-narrow-defeat/|title=CAF Champions League: Mekelle 70 Enderta Suffers Narrow Defeat|work=Ethiosports|first=Mamo|last=Gebrehiwot|date=11 August 2019|access-date=1 November 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ethiosports.com/2019/08/25/caf-champions-league-mekelle-70-enderta-held-to-a-draw-by-cano-sport/|title=CAf [sic] Champions League: Mekelle 70 Enderta held to a draw by Cano Sport|work=Ethiosports|first=Markos|last=Berhanu|date=25 August 2019|access-date=1 November 2020}}
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.{{NFT|69628}} He earned his second cap the following year in a loss to Ghana during 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, and scored his maiden international goal in his fourth cap against Djibouti on 4 August 2019 during 2020 African Nations Championship qualification.{{cite news|url=https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/49703|title=CHAN 2020 Ethiopia edge past Djibouti|work=SoccerEthiopia.net|first=Dawit|last=Tsehaye|date=5 August 2019|access-date=1 November 2020}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/41211|title=La sélection U23 écrase la somalie à domicile|work=SoccerEthiopia.net|first=Teshome|last=Fantahun|date=15 November 2018|access-date=1 November 2020|language=fr}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 March 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Ethiopia
|2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 18 | 4 |
:Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gebremichael goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Amanuel Gebremichael | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 4 August 2019 | Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | {{fb|DJI}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|4–3 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 6 November 2020 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | {{fb|SUD}} | align="center"|2–2 | align="center"|2–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|3 | 17 November 2020 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | {{fb|NIG}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 24 March 2021 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | {{fb|MAD}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|4–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|5 | rowspan="2"|30 December 2021 | rowspan="2"|Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | rowspan="2"|{{fb|SUD}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|3–2 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|6 | align="center"|2–1 |
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT|69628}}
- {{Soccerway|626083}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|amanuel-gebremichael}}
{{Ethiopia squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gebremichael, Amanuel}}
Category:Ethiopian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen
Category:Ethiopia men's international footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Gambela Region
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Mekelle 70 Enderta F.C. players
Category:Saint George S.C. players
Category:Ethiopian Premier League players
Category:2021 Africa Cup of Nations players