Michael Habte (born 21 August 2000) is an

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n footballer who plays for

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of the

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, and the Eritrea national team.

Club career

Born in England, Habte began playing football at age eight. He came up through the academy system of Dartford F.C. before earning promotion to the first team in the

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for the 2016–17 season. He made a total of seven appearances for the club before departing following the 2017–18 season. Following his departure from Dartford, he joined

of the

to gain the attention of the Eritrean National Football Federation.

International career

Habte played at the youth level for Eritrea in a

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against South Sudan in December 2018. In September 2019 he was part of the Eritrea squad for the

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. He scored in a 7–0 Group Stage victory over Djibouti en route to a third place finish in the tournament. He made his senior international debut on 11 December 2019 in a

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match against Uganda. He went on to score his first international goal in the semi-finals of the tournament in a 4–1 victory over Kenya. Eritrea went on to finish as surprise runners-up of the tournament. In July 2021, Habte was part of Eritrea's squad for the

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. He was in the starting lineup for the team's second match, an eventual 0–3 defeat to Burundi.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Eritrea's goal tally first.''

International career statistics

References

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