Sisay Bancha (Amharic: ሲሳይ ባንጫ, 24 August 1989) is an Ethiopian professional football player who currently plays for the Ethiopian Premier League team Dedebit[1] and the number one goalkeeper of the current Ethiopian national football team.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sisay Bancha Basa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidama Zone, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dedebit | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Ethiopian Coffee | ||
| 2012– | Dedebit | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Ethiopia | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2013 | |||
Career
editThe 5'11" goalkeeper left Sidama Coffee for Dedebit in July 2012 after establishing himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Ethiopian Premier League. Sisay looks to have a promising career ahead of him for club and country. In 2008, he was awarded with the best Ethiopian goalkeeper of the year award.
International career
editSisay debuted for Ethiopia in 2012, and so far has collected 6 caps, being sent off in two of them.
References
edit- ^ "Sisay Bancha". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013.
- ^ Yeshiwas, Samuel (2 January 2013). "AFCON 2013: Final squad known". Ethiosports. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
External links
edit- Sisay Bancha – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sisay Bancha at Soccerway
- Sisay Bancha at National-Football-Teams.com
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