Jemal Tassew

This article contains a Habesha name. This person is addressed by his given name, Jemal, and not as Tassew—the given name of his father.
Jemal Tassew
Personal information
Full nameJemal Tassew Bushra
Date of birth27 April 1989
Place of birthAwassa, Ethiopia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Ethiopian Coffee
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Awassa
2010–2012Dedebit
2012–Ethiopian Coffee
2013Inverness Caledonian Thistle1(0)
National team‡
2010–Ethiopia7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2013

Jemal Tassew Bushra (Amharic: ጀማል ጣሰው ቡሽራ?, born 27 April 1989[1]) is an Ethiopian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Career

Jemal is a goalkeeper and part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career with Awassa City F.C. In 2010 he joined Dedebit F.C., and as of season 2012/13 he plays in Ethiopian Coffee.[1] In 2010, he was awarded as Ethiopian Premier League Player of the Year.[2]

He signed on a two-week contract with SPL club Inverness CT as back up to Ryan Esson playing once.

International career

Jemal was in the squad that played 2010 CECAFA Cup.[3][4] He debuted for Ethiopia in a match against Kenya, and played 3 games on that tournament. In 2012 he collected 2 more caps, against Sudan,[5] and Niger.[6]

Jemal was sent off in the 35th minute of Ethiopia's opening game of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations against Zambia.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jemal Tassew". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  2. ↑ "Dedebit’s Jemal Tassew wins Player of the Year Award". Ethiosports. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Uganda to face Tanzania in Cecafa Cup semis". BBC. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "CECAFA: Ethiopia defeats Zambia 2-1". DireTube. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  5. ↑ "Ethiopian National Team Crush Sudan 2-0 to Reach 2013 South Africa Nations Cup Finals". allAfrica.com. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  6. ↑ "National Teams Network Forum • View topic - Ethiopia missing match data". National-teams.com. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  7. ↑ "Zambia vs Ethiopia". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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