Manamto Asefa

Itzhak Manamto Asefa (Hebrew: יצחק מאנאמטו אספה; born 19 November 1998) is an Israeli footballer who plays as midfielder for F.C. Ashdod in Israeli Premier League.[1]

Itzhak Asefa
Personal information
Full name Itzhak Manamto Asefa
Date of birth (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998
Place of birth Ethiopia
Position(s) Right Back, Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2016 F.C. Ashdod
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 F.C. Ashdod 39 (1)
National team
2014–2015 Israel U17 6 (0)
2016–2017 Israel U19 6 (1)
2017–2020 Israel U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Asefa was born in Ethiopia for a Jewish family. At the age of 8, his family raised to Israel.

On 30 January 2020, the district court sentenced Asefa to 3 years in prison, After running over to death a 17-year-old boy while driving drunk.[2]

References

  1. "Israel - M. Asefa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. Rabad, Ahiya; Morag, Gilad (25 February 2020). "יצחק אספה החל לרצות את עונשו בכלא חרמון" (in Hebrew). Ynet. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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