Alula Girma ( am, አሉላ ግርማ, born 15 July 1993) is an Ethiopian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He currently plays for

Saint-George SA Saint George Sports Club (Amharic: ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ስፖርት ክለብ, ''Kidus Giorgis Sport Club'')'','' otherwise known as Kidus Giorgis, is a professional football club based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They play in the top divisi ...

Career

Alula is right back defender and is part of the

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. The

Saint-George Saint-George is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located in the district of Nyon. History Saint-George is first mentioned in 1153 as ''Sancti Georgii de Essartinis''. Geography Saint-George has an area, , of . Of this area, ...

player's displays have attracted rave reviews and interest from clubs in

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and

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. Alula is a product of

youth system. His first appearance for the first team came in the 2008 Super cup match against Ethiopia Bunna, a game that ''Kidus Giorgis'' won 4–2. He was given more opportunities with the first team, on the right back side. He went on to make most appearances for the first team that season as ''Kidus Giorgis'' finished safely in 1st place. Alula is now an important first team member, and putting in some brilliant performances.

International career

Alula debuted for

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

in 2010. He is on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.

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* * 1993 births Living people Ethiopian footballers Ethiopia international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 African Nations Championship players Ethiopia A' international footballers Saint George S.C. players Association football fullbacks 2016 African Nations Championship players {{Ethiopia-footy-bio-stub