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List of Saint George S.C. players

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Saint George Sports Club is an Ethiopian professional association football club based in Addis Abeba, who currently play in the Ethiopian Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Addis Abeba Stadium, since its opening in 1940.

Saint George's first set of players were selected from students attending to local Addis Abeba school, Teferi Mekonen and Kidus Giorgis (Saint George).[1]

Players

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The first players to play for Saint George include:[1]

  • Greece/Ethiopia George Ducas
  • Ethiopia Ayale Atnash
  • Ethiopia Tadesse Gete
  • Ethiopia Metasebia Tessema
  • Ethiopia Tesfaye Abegas
  • Ethiopia Kassa Wolde
  • Ethiopia Kebede Gete
  • Ethiopia Afework Gebremeskel
  • Ethiopia Tesfaye Memeray
  • Ethiopia Tadesse Tessema
  • Ethiopia Beyene Woldemariam
  • Ethiopia Yidnekatchew Tessema (1935-1958)[2]

List of other Saint George players:

Saint George players
Name Nationality Position St. George Career
Abebaw Butako Ethiopia Ethiopia DF 2005–2014
Abubaker Sani[3] Ethiopia Ethiopia
Adane Girma Ethiopia Ethiopia FW 2007–2018
Alula Girma[3] Ethiopia Ethiopia
Aschalew Tamene Ethiopia Ethiopia DF 2015–2021
Dawa Hotessa Ethiopia Ethiopia DF 2013–2016
Degu Debebe[3] Ethiopia Ethiopia DF 2004–2018
Denis Onyango[4] Uganda Uganda GK 2005–2006
Emi Ndeyzim[5] Uganda Uganda GK
Fisseha Woldeamanuel Ethiopia Ethiopia
Getaneh Kebede Ethiopia Ethiopia FW 2018–2021
Hannington Kalyesubula[4] Uganda Uganda GK 2006–2008
Hayder Sherefa Ethiopia Ethiopia MF 2019–2023
Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro Togo Togo FW 2021–2023
Minyahil Teshome Ethiopia Ethiopia MF
Mengistu Worku Ethiopia Ethiopia FW 1956–1972
Mohammed "Turk" Ahmed[6] Ethiopia Ethiopia FW
Oumed Oukri[7] Ethiopia Ethiopia FW 2012–2014
Robert Odongkara[3] Uganda Uganda GK 2011–2018
Shimelis Bekele Ethiopia Ethiopia MF 2011–2013
Shewangizaw Agonafir Ethiopia Ethiopia
Zerihun Shengeta[8] Ethiopia Ethiopia
Zerihun Tadele Ethiopia Ethiopia GK

References

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  1. ^ a b "Our History". Saint George FC.
  2. ^ Gebrehiwot, Mamo (September 10, 2020). "Yidnekachew Tessema: The Father of Ethiopian Football was born 99 years ago today". Ethiosports.
  3. ^ a b c d Berhanu, Markos (October 29, 2017). "Kidus Giorgis Beat Wolaitta Dicha to Lift Ethiopia Super Cup". Ethiosports.
  4. ^ a b Legesse, Mikael (March 11, 2021). "አዲስ የውጪ ዜጋ ግብ ጠባቂ በቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ?". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. ^ Samson, Michael (March 16, 2020). "St George suspend Serbian Coach Zivojnov". Capital Ethiopia.
  6. ^ Mesfin, Daniel (March 5, 2021). "መሐመድ አህመድ "ቱርክ" ማን ነው?". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. ^ Berhanu, Markos (May 21, 2014). "Umed joins Al Ittihad in Egypt". Ethiosports.
  8. ^ Legesse, Mikael (March 19, 2021). "ፈረሰኞቹ የቀድሞ ምክትል አሠልጣኛቸውን ወደ ዋናው ቡድን መልሰዋል". Soccer Ethiopia.