Adane Girma

Adane Girma
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-25) 25 June 1985
Place of birth Awassa, Ethiopia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Saint-George SA
Number 19
Youth career
–2004 Awassa City FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Awassa City FC
2007–2018 Saint-George SA (137)
National team‡
2006–2015 Ethiopia 46 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2013

Adane Girma (Amharic: ዓዳነ ግርማ, born 25 June 1985) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for Saint-George SA, and is a member of the Ethiopia national football team. He has scored 8 goals for the national team since his first appearance in 2006.

Career

Adane is a veteran Striker and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career with Hawassa Kenema FC in summer 2007, then left the team and moved to Saint-George SA. He was later transformed to striker, a role in which he did very well by being one of the best scorers of the Ethiopian Premier League in season 2009/10. He can also play at full-back. Adane Girma and Getaneh Kebede of Dedebit FC shared the Ethiopian Premier League 2010/11 goal scoring title after they finished the season with 20 goals each. He was also awarded as best player of the league in that season.

Adane was named to the Ethiopian squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[1][2] He scored the equalizer in team Ethiopia's first match against Zambia in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, in Nelspruit, South Africa.[3]

Adane picked an injury in the early minutes of the match against Burkina faso and left the pitch on tear.

Girma retired from the Ethiopian national team in 2015.[4]

First African cup of nations

Adane Girma was a key player for the national team during the qualification of the 2013 African Cup of Nations. On his first appearance of African Cup of Nations, Adane played at central midfielder position in place of another sensational young midfielder Addis Hintsa. Because of the more cautious approach to the first match against 2012 Champions Zambia, the Coach chose to play Adane in the central position, leaving Addis Hintsa on the bench. With great skill and short passing, Adane managed to lead the team to a draw. His team played with only 10-man for more than 70 minutes of the match. Shortly after the introduction of Addis Hintsa, Adane played in a more in attacking position. On the 65th minute, Adane would receive a great pass from the striker Saladin Said which he converted it to a magnificent low corner goal.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 June 2008Addis Abeba Mauritania6–1Win2010 WC qualification
230 November 2009Nairobi Djibouti5–0Win2009 CECAFA Cup
38 October 2011Addis Abeba Madagascar4–2 [5]Win2012 CAF qualification
42 December 2011Dar Es Salaam Malawi1–1 [6]Draw2011 CECAFA Cup
517 June 2012Cotonou Benin1–1Draw2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
68 September 2012Khartoum Sudan3–5Loss2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
714 September 2012Addis Abeba Sudan2–0Win2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
821 January 2013Nelspruit Zambia1–1Draw2013 Africa Cup of Nations

References

  1. ↑ "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Champions St.George dominate Ethiopia AFCON squad". Ethiosports.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Champions Zambia were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Ethiopia in an eventful Group C opener at the Africa Cup of Nations in Nelspruit". BBC Sports. BBC. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Okinyo, Collins (May 17, 2015). "Ethiopia Walia Ibex Star player Adane Girma retires from International Football". soka25east.
  5. ↑ "Ethiopia vs. Madagascar". Soccerway. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Malawi through to Cecafa quarters". SuperSport. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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