Sisay Bancha | |
Fullname: | Sisay Bancha Basa |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1989 |
Birth Place: | Sidama Zone, Ethiopia |
Height: | 1.81m (05.94feet) |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Dedebit |
Years1: | 2008–2012 |
Years2: | 2012– |
Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
Nationalteam1: | Ethiopia |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 29 January 2013 |
Sisay Bancha (Amharic: ሲሳይ ባንጫ, 24 August 1989) is an Ethiopian professional football player who currently plays for the Ethiopian Premier League team Dedebit[1] and the number one goalkeeper of the current Ethiopian national football team.[2] [3]
The 5'11" goalkeeper left Sidama Coffee for Dedebit in July 2012 after establishing himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Ethiopian Premier League. Sisay looks to have a promising career ahead of him for club and country. In 2008, he was awarded with the best Ethiopian goalkeeper of the year award.
Sisay debuted for Ethiopia in 2012, and so far has collected 6 caps, being sent off in two of them.