The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was DELETE. Michig (talk) 07:20, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bruk Asres (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

It is not possible to verify that this person has played in a FIFA "A" international match (the match referenced in the article was not an official match) or at a fully-professional level. All coverage of this person appears to be general coverage of the 12 people who sought assylum and only the most trivial mention (his name) is made. Earlier attempts at speedy deletion and proposed deletion were declined primarily because it was asserted that he's played for Eritrea (although no one has verified that he's played an official match). Jogurney (talk) 17:05, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Jogurney (talk) 17:10, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - a source confirms he played at the 2009 CECAFA Cup, unless I'm reading it wrong...? GiantSnowman 17:16, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, but the match against Zimbabwe was not an official match (its not listed at FIFA's website) because Zimbabwe was an invited guest team and did not bring their official side. Jogurney (talk) 17:25, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • (ec) As a follow up, FIFA reports that Eritrea played in three "A" internationals during 2009 - against Rwanda, Somalia and Tanzania - and I can only find a match report for the Tanzania match (Asres did not play in that one). There is a possibility that he played against Rwanada or Somalia, but I have no way of verifying it. Jogurney (talk) 17:31, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• It's also not listed at NFT, which only lists official A-matches. GiantSnowman 17:30, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom, no evidence of notability from either WP:GNG or WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 17:41, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:09, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Argyle 4 Life^talk 20:25, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - per nom. Having never played in a fully pro league, or a recognised international match, this article fails WP:NSPORT, and there is insufficient coverage for it pass WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:22, 26 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.