Michael Habte Explained

Michael Habte
Fullname:	Michael Habte Gebremeksel
Birth Date:	21 August 2000
Birth Place:	Essex, England
Position:	Midfielder
Currentclub:	Adulis Club
Years1:	2016–2018
Clubs1:	Dartford
Caps1:	7
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2019–
Clubs2:	Adulis Club
Nationalyears1:	2019–
Nationalteam1:	Eritrea
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	1
Nationalteam-Update:	14:28, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Michael Habte (born 21 August 2000) is an Eritrean footballer who plays for Adulis Club of the Eritrean Premier League, and the Eritrea national team.

Club career

Born in England,^[1] Habte began playing football at age eight.^[2] He came up through the academy system of Dartford F.C. before earning promotion to the first team in the National League South for the 2016–17 season.^[3] He made a total of seven appearances for the club before departing following the 2017–18 season.^[1] Following his departure from Dartford, he joined Adulis Club of the Eritrean Premier League^[4] to gain the attention of the Eritrean National Football Federation.^[2]

International career

Habte played at the youth level for Eritrea in a friendly against South Sudan in December 2018.^[5] In September 2019 he was part of the Eritrea squad for the 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship. He scored in a 7–0 Group Stage victory over Djibouti en route to a third place finish in the tournament.^{[6] [7]}

He made his senior international debut on 11 December 2019 in a 2019 CECAFA Cup match against Uganda. He went on to score his first international goal in the semi-finals of the tournament in a 4–1 victory over Kenya.^{[8] [9]} Eritrea went on to finish as surprise runners-up of the tournament.^[10] In July 2021, Habte was part of Eritrea's squad for the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup.^[11] He was in the starting lineup for the team's second match, an eventual 0–3 defeat to Burundi.^[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Eritrea's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 December 2019			align=center	3–1	align=center	4–1	2019 CECAFA Cup
Last updated 17 July 2021

International career statistics

^[9]

Eritrea national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	5	1
2020	1	0
Total	6	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soccerway profile . Soccerway . 11 August 2021.
2. Web site: A Look at the Football Culture in Asmara through the experiences of Michael Habte The Global Sport of Choice . shabait.com . 11 August 2021.
3. Web site: Cawdell . Luke . Dartford's youth policy paying off with Richard Seixas and Michael Habte making it five academy players in action against Wealdstone last weekend . Kent Online . 11 August 2021.
4. Web site: Global Sports Archive profile . Global Sports Archive . 11 August 2021.
5. Web site: Football for Development and Peace: Eritrea vs. South Sudan . shabait.com . 11 August 2021.
6. Web site: Isabirye . David . Eritrea humiliates Djibouti to register biggest score-line at 2019 CECAFA U-20 . kawowo.com . 30 September 2021.
7. Web site: Eritrea beat Sudan 1-0 to finish third in Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup . CECAFA . 30 September 2021.
8. Web site: Eritrea qualifies for The 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup final . shabait.com . 11 August 2021.
9. Web site: NFT profile . National Football Teams . 11 August 2021.
10. Web site: Hosts Uganda beat Eritrea 3-0 to win the 2019 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup . BBC . 11 August 2021.
11. Web site: CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup - Ranking Match . Soccer Ethiopia . 11 August 2021.
12. Web site: Eritrea starting XI Vs Burundi . Firew Asrat . 11 August 2021.