Getaneh Kebede Gebeto (; born 2 April 1992) is an Ethiopian professional

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who plays as a striker for and

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Ethiopian Premier League The Ethiopian Premier League (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League ...

club Fasil Kenema. He is the nation's all-time top goalscorer, having scored 33 goals in 67 matches.

Early life

Getaneh was born in Dilla, Ethiopia.

Club career

Dedebit

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.

Bidvest Wits

On 19 July 2013, it was announced that Getaneh succeeded in a trial with

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and signed a three-year contract with the team.

Return to Dedebit

In September 2016 he joined his old club Dedebit.

Saint George

On 14 August 2018, the 29-time league champions

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announced they had signed Getaneh to a two-year contract.

Fasil Kenema

On 2 September 2023, Getaneh joined Fasil Kenema with a two-year contract.

International career

Getaneh was part of the Ethiopia national team, where he made his debut in a

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match against

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in December 2010. In a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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, he scored two goals in a second leg 5–0 win, which sent Ethiopia to the second round of World Cup qualification. On 29 March 2016, Getaneh scored twice against Algeria in a

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qualifier held in

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to draw 3–3 and deny the Desert Foxes qualification to the final tournament. He scored two goals against

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in a 2–1 win on 5 June 2016 and added one more goal in the return match at the

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on 3 September 2016. Ethiopia won the game 2–1 and finished runners-up in Group J, though they were unable to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. However, Getaneh finished as the second top scorer of qualification with six goals, behind only

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of Algeria's seven goals. On 31 December 2022, Getaneh announced his retirement from international football.

Career statistics

International

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kebede, Getaneh 1992 births Living people Footballers from Addis Ababa Ethiopian men's footballers 21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Ethiopia men's international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Bidvest Wits F.C. players University of Pretoria F.C. players Saint George S.C. players Wolkite City F.C. players Ethiopian expatriate men's footballers Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa