Dawa Hotessa
Ethiopian footballer
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Dawa Hotessa is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Ethiopian Premier League club Hadiya Hossana and the Ethiopia national team.[3]
Date of birth
9 March 1996
Place of birth
Guji Zone, Bore woreda, Oromia region
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position
Forward
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Guji Zone, Bore woreda, Oromia region | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hadiya Hossana | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dire Dawa City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Saint George[2] | ||
| 2016–2020 | Adama City | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hadiya Hossana | 22 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Adama City | 35 | (11) |
| 2023– | Hadiya Hossana | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Ethiopia | 29 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 September 2022 | |||
International career
In August 2014, coach Mariano Barreto invited Hotessa to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[4]
In August 2018, Hotessa was included in the provisional Ethiopian National team invited by coach Abraham Mebratu for the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualification.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 December 2017 | Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega, Kenya |  Burundi | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2017 CECAFA Cup |
| 2. | 13 January 2022 | Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3. | 30 May 2022 | Adama Stadium, Adama, Ethiopia |  Lesotho | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 9 June 2022 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi |  Egypt | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 3 September 2022 | Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda |  Rwanda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 6. | 26 September 2022 | Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Sudan | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
