Yordanos Abay ( am, ዮርዳኖስ ዓባይ, ar, يوردانوس أباي, born 28 March 1984) is a retired
Ethiopian international
footballer
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.
Career
Club career
Abay has played club football in Ethiopia, the Netherlands, and Yemen for
Dire Dawa Railway,
EEPCO,
Vitesse Arnhem
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* Vitesse Models, a diecast model car company
* Vitesse (band), Dutch rock band
* Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, a car
* Rover 216 Vitesse, a car
* Rover 3500 Vitesse, a car
* Rover 800 Vitesse, a car
* Triumph Vites ...
,
Ethiopian Coffee and
Al-Saqr.
International career
Abay played at the
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
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,
and made his senior debut that same year.
He has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Honours
* Topscorer
Yemen League 2003–04: 15 goals
*Topscorer
Yemen League 2004–05: 15 goals
References
External links
Yordanos Abay interview, 2011
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dire Dawa
Ethiopian footballers
Ethiopia international footballers
Ethiopian expatriate footballers
Association football forwards
Expatriate footballers in Yemen
Al-Saqr SC players
Yemeni League players
EEPCO F.C. players
Ethiopian Coffee S.C. players
Ethiopian Premier League players
Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in Yemen