Beneyam Belye Demte (born 18 July 1998) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ethiopian club Defence Force.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beneyam Belye Demte | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Defence Force | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | CBE SA | 74 | (38) |
| 2017–2019 | Skënderbeu | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Syrianska FC | 26 | (2) |
| 2020 | Umeå FC | 22 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sidama Coffee | 6 | (0) |
| 2021- | Defence Force | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Ethiopia | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 2 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 18 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Beneyam began his career at CBE SA. From June 2017 he completed a trial in Germany at the second division Dynamo Dresden. In mid-July 2017, it was announced that Belye will not receive a contract. He then trained with the league rivals FC Erzgebirge Aue. He also had an invitation at Austria Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg for a test training. He was not obliged by both.
In August 2017, Belye finally signed with Albania to KF Skënderbeu Korçë. He made his league debut for the club on 15 October 2017 in a 4-1 home victory over KF Lushnja. He was subbed on for Ali Sowe in the 78th minute.[1] On February 23, 2019 Beneyam join Swedish Division 1 Norra, second Tier team Syrianska FC on a free transfer.
Beneyam made a debut for Ethiopia in September 2015 as he was used as a substitute in a friendly match against the Republic of Botswana.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2017–18 | Albanian Superliga | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||