Dawa Hotessa is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Ethiopian Premier League club Hadiya Hossana and the Ethiopia national team.[3]

Dawa Hotessa
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Guji Zone, Bore woreda, Oromia region
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hadiya Hossana
Number 12
Youth career
Dire Dawa City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Saint George[2]
2016–2020 Adama City
2020–2021 Hadiya Hossana 22 (6)
2021–2023 Adama City 35 (11)
2023– Hadiya Hossana 11 (2)
International career
2014– Ethiopia 29 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

International career

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In August 2014, coach Mariano Barreto invited Hotessa to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[4]

In August 2018, Hotessa was included in the provisional Ethiopian National team invited by coach Abraham Mebratu for the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualification.[3]

International goals

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Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 December 2017 Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega, Kenya   Burundi 1–1 1–4 2017 CECAFA Cup
2. 13 January 2022 Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Cameroon 1–0 1–4 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
3. 30 May 2022 Adama Stadium, Adama, Ethiopia   Lesotho 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4. 9 June 2022 Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi   Egypt 1–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 3 September 2022 Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda   Rwanda 1–0 1–0 2022 African Nations Championship qualification
6. 26 September 2022 Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   Sudan 1–0 2–2 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Ethiopia: 'ከኳስ እና ከትምህርት አንዱን ምረጥ!' ተብሎ ያደገው የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ቡድን የፊት መስመር ተጫዋች". allafrica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ethiopia: CHAN 2014 - Ethiopia's 27-Man Squad". allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b Taddele, Omna (3 August 2018). "Abraham Mebratu Summons Provisional Waliyas Squad". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. ^ "2014 CHAN - Ethiopia Team Profile". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Hotessa, Dawa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 December 2017.