Degu Debebe ( am, ደጉ ደበበ, born 19 March 1982) 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 Dicha SC.

Career

Degu is a defender and is part of the

Ethiopia national football team The Ethiopia national football team, nicknamed ''ዋሊያ'', after the Walia, represents Ethiopia in men's international football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The team ...

. He began his career with Arba Minch City FC. In the summer of 2004, he joined

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 ...

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

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* * 1984 births Living people Ethiopian footballers Ethiopia international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Ethiopia A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Sportspeople from Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Association football central defenders Saint George S.C. players Arba Minch City F.C. players {{Ethiopia-footy-bio-stub