Alemayo Kebede
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alemayo Kebede Ayele | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Asmara, Eritrea | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Adelaide Blue Eagles | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Sea FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ????–2009 | Red Sea FC | ? | (?) |
| 2011–2013 | Croydon Kings | 36 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Adelaide Raiders | 24 | (13) |
| 2014 | Western Strikers | 14 | (5) |
| 2014– | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 68 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| –2009 | Eritrea | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2016. | |||
Alemayo Kebede (born 10 April 1987) is an Eritrean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Adelaide Blue Eagles in the National Premier Leagues.
Club career
In 2011 he signed with FFSA Super League club Croydon Kings after being granted political asylum by the Australian government.[1] Following the 2012 Super League season it was announced he had won the Sergio Melta Medal which is awarded to the best player in the league.[2][3]
International career
Ayele played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, appearing in at least one match against Zimbabwe.[4]
Personal life
Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.[5] After receiving political asylum from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.[1]
Honors
- 2012 Sergio Melta Medal (FFSA Super League Player of the Year)
References
- 1 2 Bednall, Jai (10 April 2011). "Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game". adelaidenow.com.au. Sunday Mail.
- ↑ Schultz, Duane (10 October 2012). "Eritrean refugee Alemayo Kebede realises his soccer dream, winning Sergio Melta Medal". adelaidenow.com.au. Weekly Times Messenger.
- ↑ "Kebede, Orr tie for Sergio Melta Medal". Football Federation SA Inc. October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10.
- ↑ Pilipili, Oscar (12 December 2009). "Zimbabwe held 0–0 by Eritrea". The Standard. Nairobi. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ↑ "12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya". CNN. 15 December 2009.
External links
- Alemayo Ayele at National-Football-Teams.com