Adane Girma

Adane Girma (Template:Langx; born 25 June 1985) is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Ethiopia national team from 2004 to 2014 and scored 9 goals in 45 appearances.

Club career

Adane began his career with Hawassa Kenema FC in summer 2007, then left the team and moved to Saint-George SA. He was later transformed to striker, a role in which he did very well by being one of the best scorers of the Ethiopian Premier League in the 2009–10 season. He can also play at full-back. Adane and Getaneh Kebede of Dedebit FC shared the 2010–11 Ethiopian Premier League goal scoring title after they finished the season with 20 goals each. He was also awarded as best player of the league in that season.

In 2018, Adane was let go by his long time club Saint George S.C. Soon after, Adane agreed to a contract with his former club Hawassa Kenema FC.

International career

Adane was a key player for the Ethiopia national team during the qualification of the 2013 African Cup of Nations. On his first appearance of African Cup of Nations, Adane played at central midfielder position in place of another sensational young midfielder Addis Hintsa. Because of the more cautious approach to the first match against 2012 Champions Zambia, the Coach chose to play Adane in the central position, leaving Addis Hintsa on the bench. With great skill and short passing, Adane managed to lead the team to a draw. His team played with only 10-man for more than 70 minutes of the match. Shortly after the introduction of Addis Hintsa, Adane played in a more in attacking position. On the 65th minute, Adane would receive a great pass from the striker Saladin Said which he converted it to a magnificent low corner goal.

Adane was named to the Ethiopian squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored the equalizer in team Ethiopia's first match against Zambia in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, in Nelspruit, South Africa.

Adane retired from the Ethiopian national team in 2015.

Career statistics

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

List of international goals scored by Adane Girma

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 June 2008	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Mauritania	flag alias = Flag of Mauritania.svg	flag alias-1959=Flag of Mauritania (1959–2017).svg	link alias-naval = Mauritanian Navy	link alias-air force= Mauritania Islamic Air Force	link alias-navy = Mauritanian Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1959 }} || align="center"|6–1 || align="center"|6–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	30 November 2009	Nairobi, Kenya	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Djibouti	flag alias = Flag of Djibouti.svg	link alias-naval = Djiboutian Navy	link alias-army = Djiboutian Army	link alias-navy = Djiboutian Navy	link alias-military = Djibouti Armed Forces	link alias-coast guard = Djiboutian Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|2009 CECAFA Cup
3				3–0
4	8 October 2011	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Madagascar	flag alias = Flag of Madagascar.svg	flag alias-1896 = Flag of France.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–2 || 2012 CAF qualification
5	2 December 2011	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Malawi	flag alias = Flag of Malawi.svg	flag alias-2010 = Flag of Malawi (2010–2012).svg	Malawi Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 2011 CECAFA Cup
6	17 June 2012	Cotonou, Benin	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Benin	flag alias = Flag of Benin.svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg	link alias-military = Benin Armed Forces	link alias-air force = Benin Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7	8 September 2012	Khartoum, Sudan	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sudan	flag alias = Flag of Sudan.svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Sudanese Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Sudanese Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg	link alias-naval = Sudanese Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the Sudanese Army (1956–present).png	link alias-army = Sudanese Army	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg	link alias-navy = Sudanese Navy	flag alias-military = Insignia of the Sudanese Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Sudanese Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|3–5 || 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8	14 October 2012	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sudan	flag alias = Flag of Sudan.svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Sudanese Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Sudanese Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg	link alias-naval = Sudanese Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the Sudanese Army (1956–present).png	link alias-army = Sudanese Army	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg	link alias-navy = Sudanese Navy	flag alias-military = Insignia of the Sudanese Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Sudanese Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9	21 January 2013	Nelspruit, South Africa	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Zambia	flag alias = Flag of Zambia.svg	flag alias-1964 = Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Zambia (Pantone).svg	flag alias-2000 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2000).jpg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2004).gif	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Zambia.svg	link alias-air force=Zambian Air Force	link alias-army = Zambian Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com

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