He began his club career with Debub Police, before which he moved to Dedebit. He was the 2013 top scorer of the Ethiopian Premier league. On July 19, 2013, it was announced that Kebede succeeded in a trail with Bidvest Wits and signed a three-year contract with the team
Before his move to Wits, he was named best player and top scorer of the Ethiopian Premier League of 2012/13. Getaneh is part of the Ethiopia national football team where he made his debut in a 2014 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualifier against Somalia in November 2011. In the second-leg against Somalia, he scored two goals in a 5–0 win, which sent Ethiopia to the second round of World Cup qualification.
