| Dawa Hotessa | |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Guji Zone, Bore woreda, Oromia region |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Hadiya Hossana |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dire Dawa City |
| Years1: | 2013 - 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Saint George[2] |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ethiopia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 29 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Ntupdate: | 26 September 2022 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 March 2024 |
| Clubs2: | Adama City |
| Clubs3: | Hadiya Hossana |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Clubs4: | Adama City |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Clubs5: | Hadiya Hossana |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016 - 2020 |
| Years3: | 2020 - 2021 |
| Years4: | 2021 - 2023 |
| Years5: | 2023 - |
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]
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.
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 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–4 | 2017 CECAFA Cup | |
| 2. | 13 January 2022 | Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–4 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 3. | 30 May 2022 | Adama Stadium, Adama, Ethiopia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 9 June 2022 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 5. | 3 September 2022 | Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship qualification | |||
| 6. | 26 September 2022 | Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |