Shimelis Bekele


Shimelis Bekele is an Ethiopian international footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing for Egyptian Premier League side Misr Lel-Makkasa. He was also selected to play for Ethiopia national football team in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career

The Saint George attacking midfielder who signed from Awassa in the summer of 2011, is a fantastically skilful player, with lots of tricks and flicks, and has a fantastic close control. He separated himself early as one of talented footballers at a young age when he was playing for one of the two Awassa's under 15 youth teams. His body is also superbly built for long dazzling runs past opposition players. Shimelis appeared with Ethiopia in 2012 AFCON Qualifying, and emerged as one of the best players in Iffy Onuora's team which was eliminated from the final stages of the tournament. 2 December 2010, was one of the stand-out performances of his career, scoring two fine goals as Ethiopia beat Kenya 2–1 at Cecafa Challenge Cup in Tanzania. This was the day when Shimelis began to be recognized as one of the most promising talents in Ethiopian football. He can play wide or behind a striker.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 November 2010National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1–01–22010 CECAFA Cup
2.2 December 2010National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1–02–12010 CECAFA Cup
3.2 December 2010National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2–02–12010 CECAFA Cup
4.8 October 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia4–24–22012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.16 November 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.16 November 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia3–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.11 January 2013Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2–12–1Friendly
8.14 November 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia3–43–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.19 November 2019Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia2–12–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification