Alula Girma

Alula Girma (Amharic: አሉላ ግርማ, born 15 July 1993) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for Saint-George SA.[1]

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Alula, and not as Girma.

Alula Girma
Personal information
Full name Alula Girma Mekonnen
Date of birth (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Saint-George SA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Saint-George SA
National team‡
2010– Ethiopia 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2013

Career

Alula is right back defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. The Saint-George player's displays have attracted rave reviews and interest from clubs in Egypt and Tunisia. Alula is a product of Saint-George youth system. His first appearance for the first team came in the 2008 Super cup match against Ethiopia Bunna, a game that Kidus Giorgis won 4–2. He was given more opportunities with the first team, on the right back side. He went on to make most appearances for the first team that season as Kidus Giorgis finished safely in 1st place. Alula is now an important first team member, and putting in some brilliant performances.

International career

Alula debuted for Ethiopia in 2010. He is on the final list of players called for 2013 African Nations Cup.

References
  1. "Alula Girma". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.


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