Michael Habte (born 21 August 2000) is an Eritrean footballer who plays for Adulis Club of the Eritrean Premier League, and the Eritrea national team.
Born in England, Habte began playing football at age eight. He came up through the academy system of Dartford F.C. before earning promotion to the first team in the National League South for the 2016âÂÂ17 season. He made a total of seven appearances for the club before departing following the 2017âÂÂ18 season. Following his departure from Dartford, he joined Adulis Club of the Eritrean Premier League to gain the attention of the Eritrean National Football Federation.
Habte played at the youth level for Eritrea in a friendly against South Sudan in December 2018. In September 2019 he was part of the Eritrea squad for the 2019 CECAFA U-20 Championship. He scored in a 7âÂÂ0 Group Stage victory over Djibouti en route to a third-place finish in the tournament.
He made his senior international debut on 11 December 2019 in a 2019 CECAFA Cup match against Uganda. He went on to score his first international goal in the semi-finals of the tournament in a 4âÂÂ1 victory over Kenya. Eritrea went on to finish as surprise runners-up of the tournament. In July 2021, Habte was part of Eritrea's squad for the 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup. He was in the starting lineup for the team's second match, an eventual 0âÂÂ3 defeat to Burundi.