Gatoch Panom

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Gatoch Panom
Personal information
Full name Gatoch Panom Yiech
Date of birth (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Gambela, Ethiopia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fasil Kenema
Number 15
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– Fasil Kenema 16 (1)
International career‡
2012– Ethiopia 63 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:36, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Gatoch Panom Yiech (Amharic: ጋቶች ፓኖም; born 30 November 1994) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ethiopian Premier League club Fasil Kenema and captains the Ethiopia national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Ethiopian Coffee[edit]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Anzhi Makhachkala[edit]

On 21 June 2017, Panom signed a three-year contract with the Russian club FC Anzhi Makhachkala.[4] Anzhi registered him with the league as a Chad citizen.[5]

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.[6] On 14 December 2017, Panom's Anzhi contract was dissolved by mutual consent.[7]

Mekelle City[edit]

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.[8]

El Gouna[edit]

In July 2018, El Gouna announced the signing of Panom.[9]

Al-Anwar[edit]

In January 2020, Al-Anwar announced the signing of Panom.[10]

Wolaitta Dicha[edit]

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

International career[edit]

In January 2014, coach Sewnet Bishaw, invited him to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[2] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Congo, Libya and Ghana.[11][12][13]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 20 September 2017[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anzhi Makhachkala 2017–18 Russian Premier League 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
Mekelle City 2017-18 Ethiopian Premier League 14 2 –
El Gouna 2018-19 Egyptian Premier League 2 –
Career total 16 2 1 0 - - - - 17 0

International[edit]

As of match played 25 February 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ethiopia 2012 4 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 18 6
2016 6 1
2017 1 0
2018 4 0
2019 3 0
2021 3 0
2022 7 0
2023 3 1
Total 45 8
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[15]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 June 2015 Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia  Lesotho 1–1 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 21 June 2015 Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia  Kenya 2–0 2–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
3 11 October 2015 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 25 October 2015 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Burundi 2–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
5 3–0
6 30 November 2015 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Tanzania 1–1 (4–3 p) 1–1 2015 CECAFA Cup
7 9 January 2016 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Niger 1–1 1–1 Friendly
8 21 January 2023 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria  Libya 1–0 1–3 2022 African Nations Championship

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ethiopia name final squad for 2014 CHAN". ethiopiavid.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "2014 CHAN - Ethiopia Team Profile". mtnfootball.com/. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  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.
  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. ^ "LIVE: Ghana v Ethiopia (CHAN 2014 Group C Match Day 3)". modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  12. ^ "CHAN 2014: Congo earn victory over Ethiopia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  13. ^ "CHAN 2014: Ghana and Libya book last-eight spots". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  14. ^ "G.Panomo". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Gatoch Panom". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.


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