Aschalew Tamene Seyoum ( am, አስቻለው ታመነ; born 22 November 1991) is an Ethiopian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Ethiopian Premier League
The Ethiopian Premier League ( Amharic:የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League ...
club
Defence Force and the
Ethiopia national team.
Club career
Dedebit
Tamene began his professional career with
Dedebit and made his debut in the
2013–14 Ethiopian Premier League. In that same season, he won the
Ethiopian Cup
The Ethiopian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Ethiopian football. It was created in 1945.
Winners
*1945 : British Military Mission-BMME (Addis Abeba)
*1946 : Army (Addis Abeba)
*1947 : Polisportiva (Addis Abeba)
*1948 : Body Guard (Ad ...
with the club.
Saint George
On 14 September 2015, Tamene signed with
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
. In his first season, he won the
2015–16 Ethiopian Premier League and the
2016 Ethiopian Cup. He also won
2016–17 Ethiopian Premier League with the club.
Fasil Kenema
On 14 July 2021, Tamene signed with
Fasil Kenema.
International career
Tamene made his international debut with the
Ethiopia national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
on 7 June 2015.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamene goal.''
References
1991 births
Living people
Ethiopian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Ethiopia men's international footballers
Sportspeople from Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Saint George S.C. players
Fasil Kenema S.C. players
2016 African Nations Championship players
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Ethiopian Premier League players
Ethiopia men's A' international footballers
2022 African Nations Championship players
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