Noah Abatneh
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 Abatneh in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Abraham Sewonet Abatneh | ||
| Date of birth | September 28, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ottawa St. Anthony SC | |||
| Ottawa Royals SC | |||
| 2016–2017 | Roma | ||
| 2017–2020 | ASD Savio | ||
| 2020–2022 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Lamezia Terme (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Campodarsego (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | York United | 34 | (1) |
| 2025– | Atlético Ottawa | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Canada B | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 28, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 17, 2026 | |||
Noah Abraham Sewonet Abatneh (born September 28, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
Born in Toronto,[1] Abatneh lived in both the Philippines and Egypt, before returning to Canada, moving to Ottawa in his childhood.[2] Abatneh began playing youth soccer at age five with Ottawa St. Anthony Futuro Academy,[3] also playing with the Ottawa Royals Futuro Academy.[2] In 2014 at age nine, he went to England to train with the Arsenal academy and the Fulham academy, receiving an offer to join Fulham, but chose to remain in Canada.[4] He returned to train with the two clubs again the following year.[2]
In 2016, he moved to Italy and joined the A.S. Roma Youth Sector, following a three-month trial.[5] He then joined the ASD Savio youth program. In June 2020, he joined the Lazio youth system.[6][7]
Club career
In September 2022, he was loaned by Lazio to Serie D club Lamezia Terme.[8][9] On January 31, 2023, he was loaned to another Serie D club, Campodarsego.[10][11]
In April 2023, he signed a one-year contract, with additional club options with Canadian Premier League club York United FC.[12][13] With York United, he was converted to centre back after previously playing attacking midfield and right back earlier in his career.[14] On May 20, he made his debut for the club against the HFX Wanderers.[15] He made his first start on June 24, against Cavalry FC.[16] On May 10, 2024, he scored his first goal in a 3-1 victory over Valour FC.[17] At the end of the 2024 season, he was nominated for the league's Best Canadian Under-21 Player Award.[18][19]
In January 2025, Abatneh signed a one-year contract with a club option for a second year with Atlético Ottawa.[20][21] He scored his first goal for the club on April 19, 2025, netting the winning goal in stoppage time in a 3-2 victory over his former club York United.[22][23]
International career
Abatneh was born in Canada to an Ethiopian father and Canadian mother.[3] In January 2021, he was called up to the Canada U20 for a camp.[24][25] He was again called up in March 2022 for two friendlies against Costa Rica U20.[26][27] Afterwards, he was named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[28]
In January 2026, he was named to the Canada senior team for the first time,[29] for a training camp and friendly against Guatemala.[30][31] He appeared in the match against Guatamala, however, as it was designated a B-level friendly, it did not count as an official senior cap.[32]