Abebaw Butako (Amharic: ዓበባው ቡጣቆ, born 20 April 1987 in Arba Minch) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for the Arba Minch FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Arba Minch, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arba Minch FC | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saint-George SA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2014 | Saint-George SA | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Hilal Omdurman | ||
| 2015– | Arba Minch FC | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Ethiopia | 28 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2013 | |||
Abebaw is a defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career with Saint-George SA, the club where he played from 2005 - 2014. In August 2014 he transferred to one of Sudan's giant club Al-Hilal Omdurman. A year later he signed with his hometown club Arba Minch City, who made him the Ethiopian Premier League's highest-paid player with a salary of 75,000 birr a month.[1]
Abebaw debuted for Ethiopia in 2008. He is on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 7 December 2010 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 CECAFA Cup | |
| 2. | 15 October 2014 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Ethiopia squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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