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Messay Dego (Hebrew: מסאי דגו; born February 15, 1986) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli former association footballer and a manager, who played for the Israel U21 national team.

Messay Dego

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-02-15) February 15, 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Hapoel Tel Aviv	8	(0)
2006	→ Hapoel Ashkelon (loan)
2006–2007	→ F.C. Ashdod (loan)	19	(0)
2008	→ Hapoel Ra'anana (loan)	12	(0)
2008	Sektzia Ness Ziona	9	(0)
2009–2010	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	46	(9)
2010–2012	Maccabi Herzliya	53	(7)
2012	AEP Paphos	0	(0)
2012–2013	Hapoel Ashkelon	13	(0)
2013	Hapoel Katamon	9	(0)
2014	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom	11	(4)
National team
2006	Israel U21	1	(0)
Teams managed
2016–2017	Hapoel Kfar Saba (assistant manager)
2017–2018	Hapoel Kfar Saba
2018	Hapoel Ashkelon
2018–2019	Hapoel Petah Tikva
2019	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2020–2021	Hapoel Petah Tikva
2021–2022	Hapoel Acre
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Dego was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.[1] He immigrated to Israel in the 1990s, with his parents and brothers.[1] His eldest brother Baruch Dego is also a former association footballer,[1] who played for the Israel national team.[2]

References

External links

• Stats at ONE

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