Aschalew Tamene Seyoum (; born 22 November 1991) is an Ethiopian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Defence Force and the Ethiopia national team.

Club career

Dedebit

Tamene began his professional career with Dedebit and made his debut in the 2013–14 Ethiopian Premier League. In that same season, he won the

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with the club.

Saint George

On 14 September 2015, Tamene signed with

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. In his first season, he won the 2015–16 Ethiopian Premier League and the 2016 Ethiopian Cup. He also won 2016–17 Ethiopian Premier League with the club.

Fasil Kenema

On 14 July 2021, Tamene signed with Fasil Kenema.

International career

Tamene made his international debut with the Ethiopia national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to

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on 7 June 2015. He then participated in the

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, which took place in his home country. In this competition, he plays six games. Ethiopia ranks third in the tournament by beating

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to the goal in the "small final". He then took part in the

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. He played three games in this tournament held in

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, which saw Ethiopia not go beyond the first round. Tamene scored his first national team goal on July 26, 2019, against

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. This match won 0-1 is part of the

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. On 22 October 2020, he scored a goal against

, but this match was not recognized by

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. His second official goal was scored on 7 September 2021, against

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, during the

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. He then competed in early 2022, the

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held in

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Career statistics

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

References

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* 1991 births Living people Ethiopian men's footballers 21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Ethiopia men's international footballers Sportspeople from Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Saint George S.C. players Fasil Kenema S.C. players 2016 African Nations Championship players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Ethiopian Premier League players Ethiopia men's A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players {{Ethiopia-footy-bio-stub