Beneyam Demte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beneyam Belye Demte | ||
| Date of birth | July 18, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint George | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | CBE SA | 74 | (38) |
| 2017–2019 | Skënderbeu | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Syrianska | 26 | (2) |
| 2020 | Umeå | 22 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sidama Coffee | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Defence Force | 23 | (2) |
| 2022– | Saint George | 50 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Ethiopia | 35 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:27, 8 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:55, 18 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Beneyam Belye Demte (Amharic: ቤኔያም ዴምቴ; born 18 July 1998) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ethiopian Premier League club Saint George and the Ethiopia national team.
Club career
[edit]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 joined Swedish Division 1 Norra, second Tier team Syrianska FC on a free transfer.
International career
[edit]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.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 26 October 2017[2]
| 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 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 9 June 2026[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | – | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | – | ||
| 2021 | – | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Ethiopia goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beneyam goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 June 2026 | Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |  Malawi |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Skenderbeu Korce vs. KS Lushjna – 15 October 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Beneyam Demte career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- 1 2 Beneyam Demte at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Beneyam Demte at Soccerway
- Beneyam Demte at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian men's footballers
- 21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen
- Ethiopia men's international footballers
- Ethiopian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Kategoria Superiore players
- KF Skënderbeu players
- Syrianska FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Sportspeople from Dire Dawa
- 2016 African Nations Championship players
- Ethiopia men's A' international footballers
- Ethiopian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- 2022 African Nations Championship players