Addis Hintsa

Addis Hintsa

Personal information
Full name	Addis Hintsa Tekle
Date of birth	30 June 1987
Place of birth	Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Ahly Shendi
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Banks SC
2011–2013	Dedebit
2013–	Al-Ahly Shendi
National team^‡
2012–	Ethiopia	16	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2013

Addis Hintsa (Amharic: አዲስ ህንጻ^?, born 30 July 1987 ^[1] in Debre Zeit, currently Bishoftu) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for Sudan Premier League side Al-Ahly Shendi.

Career

In 2012 has been a golden year for Dedebit midfielder. He has proved his quality by dominating the midfield in most of the matches in EPL. The former striker is a brilliant player, a physical beast with good technical quality, he is a tough tackler but at the same time he can stride forward and play the ball. Addis is relatively a complete central midfielder, can tackle, defend, and is good in the air. That's why he was awarded Player of the season award in 2011/12 by Passion Sport magazine award.^[2]/^[3]

International career

He is part of the Ethiopia national football team since 2012. He was a key player in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. On the final match in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C against Nigeria, his goalie Sisay Bancha was sent off and he is responsible to take the goalkeeper's role as all of their substitutions were already used. However, he missed by inches to save Victor Moses's penalty kick as they lost 0-2 to Nigeria both by Moses' penalty kicks.

References

1. Addis Hintsa at National-Football-Teams.com
2. https://www.facebook.com/soccerethiopia?fref=ts
3. https://www.facebook.com/PassionSportMagazinEthiopia?ref=hl

External links

• Addis Hintsa at National-Football-Teams.com