Getaneh Kebede


Getaneh Kebede (ጌታነህ ከበደ, born 2 April 1992 in Dilla town, around 360 Kilometers south of Addis Ababa, is an Ethiopian footballer who plays for Ethiopian Premier League club Dedebit and the Ethiopian national team.

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 trial with Bidvest Wits and signed a three-year contract with the team. On September 2016 he joined his old club dedebit. On August 14, 2018 the 29 time league champions Saint George S.C. announced they had signed Kebede to a two year contract.

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 the Desert Foxes booking their tickets for cap of nations. Ethiopia draw 3–3 with superb performance from Kebede on Tuesday, Mar 29, 2016. He Scored 2 goals against Lesotho in 2-1 win on 5 June 2016 and added 1 more on the return game at Awassa Kenema Stadium on September 3, 2016. Ethiopia Won the game 2-1 and finished runner up in group J and unable to qualify for 2017 African cup of nations. However Getaneh is the second top scorer of the qualifications with 6 goals behind El Arabi Hillel Soudani of Algeria who tops the list with 7 goals.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia4–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.16 November 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia5–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.28 November 2011National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1–11–12011 CECAFA Cup
4.8 September 2012Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan1–13–52013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.30 December 2012Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–01–0Friendly
6.24 March 2013Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.16 June 2013Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.10 September 2014Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi1–12–32015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.15 October 2014Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali2–13–22015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.14 November 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–03–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.17 November 2015Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo1–01–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.25 March 2016Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria1–61–72017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.29 March 2016Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–03–32017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14.29 March 2016Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2–13–32017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15.5 June 2016Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho1–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
16.5 June 2016Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho2–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17.3 September 2016Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia1–12–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18.15 July 2017El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti1–05–12018 African Nations Championship qualification
19.15 July 2017El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti2–05–12018 African Nations Championship qualification
20.15 July 2017El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti4–05–12018 African Nations Championship qualification
21.15 July 2017El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti5–15–12018 African Nations Championship qualification
22.3 September 2018Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia1–11–1Friendly
23.9 September 2018Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification