| Abebaw Butako | |
| Birth Date: | 1987 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Arba Minch, Ethiopia |
| Currentclub: | Arba Minch FC |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Position: | Left back |
| Youthclubs1: | Saint George |
| Years1: | 2005–2014 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Years3: | 2015– |
| Clubs1: | Saint George |
| Clubs2: | Al-Hilal Omdurman |
| Clubs3: | Arba Minch FC |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ethiopia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 46 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Ntupdate: | 29 January 2013 |
Abebaw Butako (Amharic: ዓበባው ቡጣቆ, born 20 April 1987) is an Ethiopian professional footballer. He currently plays for the Arba Minch FC.
Abebaw is a defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career with Saint-George SA, the club where he played from 2005 - 2014. In August 2014 he transferred to one of Sudan's giant club Al-Hilal Omdurman. A year later he signed with his hometown club Arba Minch City, who made him the Ethiopian Premier League's highest-paid player with a salary of 75,000 birr a month.[1]
Abebaw debuted for Ethiopia in 2008. He was on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.
Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 December 2010 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2010 CECAFA Cup | |||
| 2. | 15 October 2014 | align=center | 3–2 | align=center | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |