Messay Dego (Hebrew: מסאי דגו; born February 15, 1986) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli former association footballer and a manager, who played for the Israel U21 national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 15, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Hapoel Ashkelon (loan) | ||
| 2006–2007 | → F.C. Ashdod (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2008 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 46 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Maccabi Herzliya | 53 | (7) |
| 2012 | AEP Paphos | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 13 | (0) |
| 2013 | Hapoel Katamon | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Hapoel Kiryat Shalom | 11 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Israel U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (assistant manager) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| 2018 | Hapoel Ashkelon | ||
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| 2019 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Acre | ||
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Haifa (youth) | ||
| 2023– | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Dego was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family.[1] He immigrated to Israel in the 1990s, with his parents and brothers.[1] His eldest brother Baruch Dego is also a former association footballer,[1] who played for the Israel national team.[2]
Managerial statistics edit
As of 21 May 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. | 
|
1 July 2017 | 23 January 2018 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 61.90 | |||
| Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. |
|
14 February 2018 | 30 June 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | |||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. |
|
14 July 2018 | 19 May 2019 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36.00 | |||
| Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. |
|
19 May 2019 | 20 October 2019 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14.29 | |||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. |
|
5 February 2020 | 1 December 2020 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26.92 | |||
| Hapoel Acre F.C. |
|
10 April 2020 | 1 December 2020 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 28.95 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa F.C. |
|
1 July 2023 | Present | 58 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 56.90 | |||
| Career totals | 180 | 74 | 48 | 58 | 41.11 | ||||||
Honours edit
As a manager edit
Maccabi Haifa
References edit
- ^ a b c "באתיופיה גיליתי את ברוך דגו". הארץ (in Hebrew). 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ ONE(Hebrew)
External links edit
- Stats at ONE
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