Alula Girma (, born 15 July 1993) is an Ethiopian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He currently plays for

Saint-George SA Saint George Sports Club (Amharic: ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ስፖርት ክለብ, ''Kidus Giorgis Sport Club''), otherwise known as Kidus Giorgis, is a professional football (soccer), football club based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They play in ...

Career

Alula is right back defender and is part of the

Ethiopia national football team The Ethiopia national football team (Amharic: የአትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ እግር ኳስ ቡድን), nicknamed Walia, after the Walia ibex, represents Ethiopia in men's international football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football ...

. The Saint-George player's displays have attracted rave reviews and interest from clubs in

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and

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

. Alula is a product of Saint-George youth system. His first appearance for the first team came in the 2008 Super cup match against Ethiopia Bunna, a game that ''Kidus Giorgis'' won 4–2. He was given more opportunities with the first team, on the right back side. He went on to make most appearances for the first team that season as ''Kidus Giorgis'' finished safely in 1st place. Alula is now an important first team member, and putting in some brilliant performances.

International career

Alula debuted for

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

in 2010. He is on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.

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* * 1993 births Living people Ethiopian men's footballers Ethiopia men's international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 African Nations Championship players Ethiopia men's A' international footballers Saint George S.C. players Men's association football fullbacks 2016 African Nations Championship players {{Ethiopia-footy-bio-stub