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Degu Debebe
Personal information
Full name Degu Debebe Gebreyes
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
–2002 Arba Minch City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Arba Minch City
2004–2018 Saint George
2019–2023 Wolaitta Dicha 71 (3)
International career
2003–2014 Ethiopia 51 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2014

Degu Debebe Gebreyes (Amharic: ደጉ ደበበ; born 19 March 1982) is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Degu is a defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career with Arba Minch City FC. In the summer of 2004, he joined Saint-George SA. He was voted player of the 04/05 season and received 1,000 birr prize money. Since his arriving, Degu is a model of consistency, rarely making errors and has helped the club win 6 Premier League titles.

International career

Degu debuted for Ethiopia in 2003. With 46 caps he is one of the most capped players in Ethiopian history. He is also the captain of the team.

References

  1. "Degu Debebe". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. "Ethiopian Review – Ethiopian News and Opinion Journal".

External links

Ethiopia squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
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