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Shimelis Bekele
Shimelis Bekele Godo (Amharic: ሽመልስ በቀለ; born 2 January 1990) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club El Gouna FC and the Ethiopia national team.[2] He represented Ethiopia in the 2013 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shimelis Bekele Godo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawassa, Ethiopia | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | El Gouna FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Awassa City | ||
| 2011–2013 | Saint George SA | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| 2014 | Al-Merrikh | ||
| 2014–2019 | Petrojet | 123 | (29) |
| 2019–2021 | Misr Lel-Makkasa | 60 | (16) |
| 2021– | El Gouna FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Ethiopia | 73 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:50, 9 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bekele goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 November 2010 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Uganda | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
| 2 | 2 December 2010 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Kenya | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 8 October 2011 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Madagascar | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 16 November 2011 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Somalia | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
| 7 | 11 January 2013 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Tanzania | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 14 November 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Congo | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 19 November 2019 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 10 | 24 March 2021 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | Madagascar | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11 | 30 December 2021 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | Sudan | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 9 June 2022 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | Egypt | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ Shimelis Bekele at WorldFootball.net
- ^ . FIFA Player Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Champions St.George dominate Ethiopia AFCON squad". Ethiosports.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Bekele, Shimelis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
External links
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Shimelis Bekele at National-Football-Teams.com