Shimelis Bekele Explained

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]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bekele goal.

List of international goals scored by Shimelis Bekele[4]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shimelis Bekele. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130929021829/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=351318/. 29 September 2013. FIFA Player Statistics.
  2. News: Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad. 2 January 2013. BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. 7 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230907063507/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20888340. live.
  3. Web site: Champions St.George dominate Ethiopia AFCON squad . Ethiosports.com . 2 January 2013 . 21 January 2013 . 7 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807172324/http://www.ethiosports.com/2013/01/02/afcon-2013-final-squad-known/ . live .
  4. Web site: Bekele, Shimelis. National Football Teams. 14 February 2017. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926052028/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/41026/Shimelis_Bekele.html. live.