Nahom Netabay

Nahom Girmai
Personal information
Full name Nahom Girmai Netabay
Date of birth (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Kiruna, Sweden
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Degerfors IF
Number 8
Youth career
Kristianstad BoIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Kristianstads FF 55 (5)
2016–2017 Kristianstad FC 42 (10)
2018–2019 Varbergs BoIS 57 (18)
2020–2021 IK Sirius 50 (7)
2022–2023 Kalmar FF 55 (4)
2024 Næstved 13 (1)
2024– Degerfors IF 49 (4)
International career‡
2026– Eritrea 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 September 2026

Nahom Girmai Netabay (born 28 August 1994) is an Eritrean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Degerfors IF.

Club career

On 5 December 2021, Girmai signed with Kalmar for the 2022 season.

On 19 February 2024, Girmai signed with Danish 1st Division club Næstved Boldklub. He left Næstved at the end of the season, which ended with relegation to the 2024-25 Danish 2nd Division.

International goals

As of match played 30 September 2026.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Eritrea 202641
Total41
Scores and results list Eritrea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Netabay goal.
List of international goals scored by Nahom Netabay
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.26 September 2026Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya1–01–12027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Girmai is of Eritrean descent.

References

  1. ↑ Nahom Netabay at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "99. Nahom Girmai Netabay - IK Sirius". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "VÄLKOMMEN TILL KALMAR FF, NAHOM GIRMAI NETABAY!" (Press release) (in Swedish). Kalmar. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ny signing Nahom Netabay" (in Danish). Næstved Boldklub. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ↑ 10 spillere forlader Næstved, bold.dk, 4 June 2024
  6. ↑ "The Allsvenskan (Swedish Premier Football League) & The Eritrean connection". Eritrea Sports. 7 August 2020.