Michael Habte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Habte Gebremeksel | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 2000 | ||
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- As of match played 20 January 2020.[9]
| Eritrea national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Football for Development and Peace: Eritrea vs. South Sudan". shabait.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Isabirye, David. "Eritrea humiliates Djibouti to register biggest score-line at 2019 CECAFA U-20". kawowo.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Eritrea beat Sudan 1-0 to finish third in Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup". CECAFA. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Eritrea qualifies for The 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup final". shabait.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Hosts Uganda beat Eritrea 3-0 to win the 2019 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup". BBC. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup - Ranking Match". Soccer Ethiopia. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Eritrea starting XI Vs Burundi". Firew Asrat. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Michael Habte at National-Football-Teams.com
- Michael Habte at Soccerway