Yaya Dukuly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaya Dukuly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reims B | ||
| Number | 54 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Para Hills Knights | |||
| 2015–2017 | FFSA NTC | ||
| 2018 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Melbourne City NPL | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Adelaide United | 14 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Adelaide United NPL | 12 | (3) |
| 2022– | Reims B | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:58, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2021 | |||
Yaya Dukuly (born 17 January 2003) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Championnat National 2 side Reims B. Born a Liberian refugee in Guinea, he has represented Australia at youth level.
Club career
Melbourne City
On 9 September 2019, Dukuly signed a two-year scholarship deal with Melbourne City.[2] Dukuly made regular appearances for the club's youth side competing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria and Y-League. On 27 October 2020, Melbourne City announced that Dukuly had departed the club.[3]
Adelaide United
Shortly after the announcement of Dukuly's departure from Melbourne City, Dukuly signed a one-year scholarship contract with Adelaide United ahead of the 2020–21 A-League season.[4] Dukuly made his debut on 28 December 2020 in the opening A-League fixture against Western United where he was named in the starting lineup, he was later substituted in the 59th minute.[5]
Personal life
Dukuly was born in Guinea to Liberian parents. He migrated to Australia at the age of 1.[6]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne City Bolsters Youth Ranks Offering Scholarships for the 2019/20 season to Talented Youngsters". Melbourne City. Football Australia. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ @MelbourneCity (27 October 2020). "We can confirm scholarship player Yaya Dukuly will depart the Club. We would like to thank Yaya for his contribution and wish him the best for the future" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Reds sign Yaya Dukuly ahead of 2020/21 season". Adelaide United. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Migliaccio, Val (28 December 2020). "Western United and Adelaide United can't be split in frantic, tense season-opener". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Windon, Jacob (29 October 2019). "'I play for my family': Years of sacrifice behind Dukuly's World Cup journey". Socceroos. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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External links
- Yaya Dukuly at Soccerway
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Australian soccer players
- Association football forwards
- Melbourne City FC players
- Adelaide United FC players
- A-League Men players
- Australian people of Liberian descent
- Sportspeople of Liberian descent
- Liberian emigrants to Australia
- Naturalised citizens of Australia
- Sportspeople from Conakry
- People with acquired Liberian citizenship
- Australian soccer forward stubs