Lencho Skibba

Lencho Skibba

Personal information
Date of birth	18 February 1988
Place of birth	Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Minnesota Thunder
Number	19
Youth career
2003-2007	Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007	Minnesota Thunder	5	(0)
2007-2008	Kastoria F.C.	6	(0)
National team
2007	Ethiopia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 October 2009. † Appearances (goals)

Lencho Skibba (Amharic: ለንችሆ ጽኪብባ^?, born 18 February 1988 in Dire Dawa) is an Ethiopian football midfielder.

Skibba began his career with USL First Division side Minnesota Thunder, and joined Kastoria F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki for the 2007–08 season.^[1]

Skibba played youth football in Ethiopia until he was adopted by German parents in 2003. He played in the youth system for Alemannia Aachen until 2007, when he moved to the United States and joined the Minnesota Thunder.

References

1. ΠΑΝΣΕΡΡΑΙΚΟΣ ΜΓΣ ΠΑΕ - ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΠΑΕ (in Greek). EPAE. Retrieved 2009-10-12.