Shimelis Bekele

Shimelis Bekele (Amharic: ሽመልስ በቀለ, born 2 January 1990) is an Ethiopian international footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] He is currently playing for Egyptian Premier League side Misr Lel-Makkasa. He was also selected to play for Ethiopia national football team in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[2][3]

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Shimelis, and not as Bekele.
Shimelis Bekele ሽመልስ በቀለ
Personal information
Full name Shimelis Bekele
Date of birth (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990
Place of birth Awassa, Ethiopia
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Misr Lel-Makkasa
Number 18
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 34 (10)
2019 – Misr Lel-Makkasa 1 (2)
National team‡
2010– Ethiopia 45 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2013

Career

The Saint George attacking midfielder who signed from Awassa in the summer of 2011, is a fantastically skilful player, with lots of tricks and flicks, and has a fantastic close control. He separated himself early as one of talented footballers at a young age when he was playing for one of the two Awassa's under 15 youth teams. His body is also superbly built for long dazzling runs past opposition players. Shimelis appeared with Ethiopia in 2012 AFCON Qualifying, and emerged as one of the best players in Iffy Onuora's team which was eliminated from the final stages of the tournament. 2 December 2010, was one of the stand-out performances of his career, scoring two fine goals as Ethiopia beat Kenya 2–1 at Cecafa Challenge Cup in Tanzania. This was the day when Shimelis began to be recognized as one of the most promising talents in Ethiopian football. He can play wide or behind a striker.

International goals
Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[4]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 November 2010National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Uganda1–01–22010 CECAFA Cup
2.2 December 2010 Kenya1–02–1
3.2–0
4.8 October 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Madagascar4–24–22012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.16 November 2011 Somalia2–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.3–0
7.11 January 2013 Tanzania2–12–1Friendly
8.14 November 2015 Congo3–43–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.19 November 2019Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Ivory Coast2–12–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Shimelis Bekele". FIFA Player Statistics.
  2. "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013.
  3. "Champions St.George dominate Ethiopia AFCON squad". Ethiosports.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "Bekele, Shimelis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 February 2017.


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