She won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 African Championships.

Fantaye's first recorded race was in April 2021 at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships, where she finished sixth in the 5000 m.[3] At the separately held 2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials in Hengelo, Fantaye finished 6th again in 14:44.51, and did not make the Ethiopian Olympic team.

[1] On 2 April 2022, Fantaye won her first Ethiopian Athletics Championships title in Hawassa.

[1][4][5] In June at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics, Fantaye won a bronze medal in the 5000 metres behind Beatrice Chebet.

[6] Fantaye was also the winner of the 2022 Beach to Beacon 10K in a time of 32:07.