Adane Girma

Adane Girma

Personal information
Date of birth	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–	Saint-George SA
National team^‡
2006-	Ethiopia	36	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2012. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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.

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

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 June 2008	Addis Abeba	Mauritania	6–1	Win	2010 WC qualification
2	30 November 2009	Nairobi	Djibouti	5–0	Win	2009 CECAFA Cup
3	8 October 2011	Addis Abeba	Madagascar	4–2 [4]	Win	2012 CAF qualification
4	2 December 2011	Dar Es Salaam	Malawi	1–1 [5]	Draw	2011 CECAFA Cup
5	17 June 2012	Cotonou	Benin	1–1	Draw	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
6	8 September 2012	Khartoum	Sudan	3–5	Loss	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
7	14 September 2012	Addis Abeba	Sudan	2–0	Win	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
8	21 January 2013	Nelspruit	Zambia	1–1	Draw	2013 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. External link in |publisher= (help)
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. "Ethiopia vs. Madagascar". Soccerway. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
5. "Malawi through to Cecafa quarters". SuperSport. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

External links

• Adane Girma – FIFA competition record
• Adane Girma at National-Football-Teams.com