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Michael Habte
Personal information
Full name Michael Habte Gebremeksel
Date of birth (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Essex, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Adulis Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Dartford 7 (0)
2019– Adulis Club
International career
2019– Eritrea 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:28, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Michael Habte (born 21 August 2000) is an Eritrean footballer who plays for Adulis Club of the Eritrean Premier League, and the Eritrea national team.

Club career

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Born in England,[1] Habte began playing football at age eight.[2] He came up through the academy system of Dartford F.C. before earning promotion to the first team in the National League South for the 2016–17 season.[3] He made a total of seven appearances for the club before departing following the 2017–18 season.[1] Following his departure from Dartford, he joined Adulis Club of the Eritrean Premier League[4] to gain the attention of the Eritrean National Football Federation.[2]

International career

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Habte played at the youth level for Eritrea in a friendly against South Sudan in December 2018.[5] In September 2019 he was part of the Eritrea squad for the 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship. He scored in a 7–0 Group Stage victory over Djibouti en route to a third place finish in the tournament.[6][7]

He made his senior international debut on 11 December 2019 in a 2019 CECAFA Cup match against Uganda. He went on to score his first international goal in the semi-finals of the tournament in a 4–1 victory over Kenya.[8][9] Eritrea went on to finish as surprise runners-up of the tournament.[10] In July 2021, Habte was part of Eritrea's squad for the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup.[11] He was in the starting lineup for the team's second match, an eventual 0–3 defeat to Burundi.[12]

International goals

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Scores and results list Eritrea's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 December 2019 Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Kenya 3–1 4–1 2019 CECAFA Cup
Last updated 17 July 2021

International career statistics

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As of match played 20 January 2020.[9]
Eritrea national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 5 1
2020 1 0
Total 6 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "A Look at the Football Culture in Asmara through the experiences of Michael Habte The Global Sport of Choice". shabait.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ Cawdell, Luke. "Dartford's youth policy paying off with Richard Seixas and Michael Habte making it five academy players in action against Wealdstone last weekend". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Football for Development and Peace: Eritrea vs. South Sudan". shabait.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ Isabirye, David. "Eritrea humiliates Djibouti to register biggest score-line at 2019 CECAFA U-20". kawowo.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Eritrea beat Sudan 1-0 to finish third in Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup". CECAFA. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Eritrea qualifies for The 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup final". shabait.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Hosts Uganda beat Eritrea 3-0 to win the 2019 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup". BBC. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ "CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup - Ranking Match". Soccer Ethiopia. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Eritrea starting XI Vs Burundi". Firew Asrat. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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