Gatoch Panom

Gatoch Panom
Personal information
Full name Gatoch Panom Yiech
Date of birth (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Gambela, Ethiopia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Arabi
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Ethiopian Coffee
2017 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 (0)
2018 Mekelle City 14 (2)
2018–2019 El Gouna 31 (1)
2019–2020 Haras El Hodoud 2 (0)
2020 Al-Anwar
2021 Wolaitta Dicha 9 (1)
2021–2023 Saint George 50 (3)
2023–2025 Fasil Kenema 16 (1)
2025 Newroz 24 (4)
2025–2026 Al-Najaf 7 (1)
2026– Al-Arabi 7 (2)
International career‡
2012– Ethiopia 70 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:36, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Gatoch Panom Yiech (Amharic: ጋቶች ፓኖም; born 30 November 1994) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Saudi First Division League club Al-Arabi and captains the Ethiopia national team.

Club career

Ethiopian Coffee

The Addis Ababa-based club Ethiopian Coffee was Panom's first professional club when he made his debut for them in 2012. After making many appearances and becoming a regular starter, his form with the club earned him his first call up to the Ethiopia national team in 2014. In June 2017, Panom become the first Ethiopian player to complete a transfer directly from an Ethiopian club to a Russian club when he made his move to FC Anzhi Makhachkala.

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 21 June 2017, Panom signed a three-year contract with the Russian club FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Anzhi registered him with the league as a Chad citizen.

Panom made his debut for the main squad of Anzhi Makhachkala on 20 September 2017 in a Russian Cup game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. On 14 December 2017, Panom's Anzhi contract was dissolved by mutual consent.

Mekelle City

On 22 February 2018, Panom signed with Ethiopian Premier League debutantes Mekelle City FC on a contract that would keep him at the club until the end of the season. Due to a lingering muscle injury Panom had to sit out the first few games with the club until making his debut on 11 April 2018 against Jimma Aba Jifar.

El Gouna

In July 2018, El Gouna announced the signing of Panom.

Al-Anwar

In January 2020, Al-Anwar announced the signing of Panom.

Wolaitta Dicha

On 9 February 2021, Panom returned to Ethiopia and signed for Wolaitta Dicha.

Newroz

On 11 January 2025, Newroz confirmed the signing of Panom.

Al-Arabi

On 2 February 2026, joined Al-Arabi.

International career

In January 2014, coach Sewnet Bishaw, invited him to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Congo, Libya and Ghana.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anzhi Makhachkala 2017–18 Russian Premier League 0010––10
Mekelle City 2017–18 Ethiopian Premier League 142–
El Gouna 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 2–
Career total 16210----170

International

As of match played 25 February 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ethiopia 201240
201300
201400
2015186
201661
201710
201840
201930
202130
2022 7 0
2023 3 1
Total458
Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Panom goal.
List of international goals scored by Gatoch Panom
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 June 2015Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Lesotho1–12–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
221 June 2015Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Kenya2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
311 October 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia São Tomé and Príncipe2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
425 October 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Burundi2–03–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
53–0
630 November 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tanzania1–1 (4–3 p)1–12015 CECAFA Cup
79 January 2016Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Niger1–11–1Friendly
8 21 January 2023 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria  Libya 1–01–32022 African Nations Championship

References

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  3. ↑ Taddele, Omna (6 October 2017). ""My aim is to fare for first team in a regular base" Gatoch Panom". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. ↑ Гаточ Паном перешел в «Анжи» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Panom Russian Premier League registration" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Luch-Energiya - Anzhi game report" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 20 September 2017.
  7. ↑ ФК «Анжи» расторг контракты (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Mesfin, Daniel (22 March 2018). "ጋቶች ፓኖም በዚህ ሳምንት ጨዋታ ላይ አይሰለፍም". Soccer Ethiopia.
  9. ↑ "El Gouna Sign Panom". twitter.com. ARahmanMagdy. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Al-Anwar Sign Panom". dawrywkas.com. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ethiopian midfielder Gatoch Panom signs for Newroz SC". PanAfricaFootball. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "أنهت إدارة #العربي إجراءات التعاقد مع الدولي الأثيوبي جاتوش بانوم".
  13. ↑ "LIVE: Ghana v Ethiopia (CHAN 2014 Group C Match Day 3)". modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "CHAN 2014: Congo earn victory over Ethiopia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "CHAN 2014: Ghana and Libya book last-eight spots". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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  17. 1 2 "Gatoch Panom". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.