Messay Dego

Messay Dego (Hebrew: מסאי דגו; born February 15, 1986) is a former association footballer and manager. Born in Ethiopia, he played for the Israel under-21 national team.

Messay Dego
מסאי דגו

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-02-15) February 15, 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bnei Yehuda (manager)
Youth career
	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Hapoel Tel Aviv	8	(0)
2006	→ Hapoel Ashkelon (loan)
2006–2007	→ F.C. Ashdod (loan)	19	(0)
2008	→ Hapoel 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)
2023–2024	Maccabi Haifa
2024	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2025–	Bnei Yehuda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 25 May 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Hapoel Kfar Saba		1 July 2017	23 January 2018	21	13	3	5	061.90
Hapoel Ashkelon		14 February 2018	30 June 2018	5	0	1	4	000.00
Hapoel Petah Tikva		14 July 2018	19 May 2019	25	9	8	8	036.00
Ironi Kiryat Shmona		19 May 2019	20 October 2019	7	1	1	5	014.29
Hapoel Petah Tikva		5 February 2020	1 December 2020	26	7	7	12	026.92
Hapoel Acre		10 April 2020	1 December 2020	38	11	15	12	028.95
Maccabi Haifa		1 July 2023	26 May 2024	59	33	13	13	055.93
Career totals				181	74	48	59	040.88

Honours

As a manager

Maccabi Haifa

• Israel Super Cup: 2023