Abebaw Butako

Abebaw Butako (, born 20 April 1987) is an Ethiopian professional footballer. He currently plays for the Arba Minch FC.

Career

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.

International career

Abebaw debuted for Ethiopia in 2008. He was on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.

International goals Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 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