Messay Dego

Messay Dego
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-15) February 15, 1986 (age 37)
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)
2006Hapoel Ashkelon (loan)
2006–2007F.C. Ashdod (loan) 19 (0)
2008Hapoel 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

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.

Early life

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

As of 28 January 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. Israel 1 July 2017 23 January 2018 21 13 3 5 061.90
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. Israel 14 February 2018 30 June 2018 5 0 1 4 000.00
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. Israel 14 July 2018 19 May 2019 25 9 8 8 036.00
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Israel 19 May 2019 20 October 2019 7 1 1 5 014.29
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. Israel 5 February 2020 1 December 2020 26 7 7 12 026.92
Hapoel Acre F.C. Israel 10 April 2020 1 December 2020 38 11 15 12 028.95
Maccabi Haifa F.C. Israel 1 July 2023 Present 35 21 8 6 060.00
Career totals 157 62 43 52 039.49

Honours

As a manager

Maccabi Haifa

References

  1. ^ a b c "באתיופיה גיליתי את ברוך דגו". הארץ (in Hebrew). 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. ^ ONE(Hebrew)

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