| Shimelis Bekele | |
| Full Name: | Shimelis Bekele Godo |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Hawassa, Ethiopia |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Defence Force |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Hawassa City |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Saint George |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Ittihad Tripoli |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Merrikh |
| Years5: | 2014–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Petrojet |
| Caps5: | 123 |
| Goals5: | 29 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Misr Lel-Makkasa |
| Caps6: | 60 |
| Goals6: | 16 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | El Gouna |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | ENPPI |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Defence Force |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ethiopia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 81 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 15 |
| Club-Update: | 10:53, 8 January 2024 (UTC) Web site: Shimelis Bekele. 11 January 2023. |
Shimelis Bekele Godo (Amharic: ሽመልስ በቀለ; born 2 January 1990) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ethiopian Premier League club Defence Force.[1] He represented Ethiopia at the 2013 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[2] [3]
Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bekele goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 November 2010 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 CECAFA Cup | |
| 2 | 2 December 2010 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 CECAFA Cup | |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 8 October 2011 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 5 | 16 November 2011 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
| 7 | 11 January 2013 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 14 November 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 19 November 2019 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 10 | 24 March 2021 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 11 | 30 December 2021 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 9 June 2022 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 13 | 23 September 2022 | Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 14 | 2 August 2023 | Segra Field, Leesburg, United States | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 15 | 2–0 |