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Sisay Bancha

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Sisay Bancha
Personal information
Full name Sisay Bancha Basa
Date of birth (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Sidama Zone, Ethiopia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Dedebit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Ethiopian Coffee
2012– Dedebit
International career
2012– Ethiopia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2013

Sisay Bancha (Amharic: ሲሳይ ባንጫ, 24 August 1989) is an Ethiopian professional football player who currently plays for the Ethiopian Premier League team Dedebit[1] and the number one goalkeeper of the current Ethiopian national football team.[2][3]

Career

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The 5'11" goalkeeper left Sidama Coffee for Dedebit in July 2012 after establishing himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Ethiopian Premier League. Sisay looks to have a promising career ahead of him for club and country. In 2008, he was awarded with the best Ethiopian goalkeeper of the year award.

International career

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Sisay debuted for Ethiopia in 2012, and so far has collected 6 caps, being sent off in two of them.

References

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  1. ^ "Sisay Bancha". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ Yeshiwas, Samuel (2 January 2013). "AFCON 2013: Final squad known". Ethiosports. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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