| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Hapoel Katamon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Hapoel Katamon | 56 | (2) |
| 2020– | Hapoel Jerusalem | 112 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 | |||
Awake Ashta (Hebrew: אווקה אשטה; born 5 September 1999) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hapoel Jerusalem.
Biography
Ashta was born in Ethiopia to a Jewish family. He immigrated to Israel at the age of four and grew up in Jerusalem.
On 16 December 2016, he made his senior debut for Hapoel Katamon in a 6–0 loss to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
In December 2021, he was sent off in Hapoel Jerusalem's 1–1 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
In 2022, Ashta was invited to join the Ethiopia national team.
References
- Awaka Ashta at Soccerway
- Halickman, Joshua (6 December 2021). "Israeli soccer: Maccabi Haifa puts pressure on Beersheba". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- כבוד: אווקה אשטה זומן לסגל נבחרת אתיופיה Guy Ben Ziv, 31 October 2021 (in Hebrew)
External links
- Awaka Ashta at Soccerway
| Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. – current squad | |
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian Jews
- Ethiopian emigrants to Israel
- Citizens of Israel through Law of Return
- Israeli men's footballers
- Ethiopian men's footballers
- Footballers from Jerusalem
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga Leumit players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- Israeli football biography stubs