Ermias Wolday is an

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

n footballer who currently plays for Hume United.

Club career

In 2011, he signed with

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club

Croydon Kings Croydon FC, formerly known as Croydon Kings, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club in Adelaide, South Australia. Croydon FC currently competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia. They play home games at Polonia Reserve at C ...

after being granted political asylum by the Australian government.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game

International career

He played in the

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, scoring an

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in the 2–1 group match defeat to

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Personal life

Whilst competing in the

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he was part of the

Eritrea national football team The Eritrea national football team ( ti, ጋንታ ኩዕሶ እግሪ አርትራ) represents Eritrea in men's international football and it is controlled by the Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF). It is nicknamed the ''Red Sea Boys ...

which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya After receiving political asylum from the Australian government, the team moved to

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* Living people Eritrean men's footballers Eritrea men's international footballers Adulis Club players Year of birth missing (living people) Men's association football defenders FFSA Super League players Croydon FC (Australia) players Western Strikers SC players Adelaide Comets FC players Eritrean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Eritrean expatriate sportspeople in Australia Eritrean refugees Eritrean Premier League players {{Eritrea-footy-bio-stub