Personal information | |||
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Full name | Awule Quaye Junior | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | Ourense | 5 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Málaga | 1 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Accra Hearts | ||
2002–2003 | Al-Ittifaq | ||
2003–2005 | CS Sfaxien | ||
2005–2007 | Zamalek | ||
2007–2008 | Al-Wahda | ||
2009–2010 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Abdullah Quaye (born 24 September 1980), formerly Awulley Junior Quaye, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]
Quaye was born in Accra. He had a spell with Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. [2]
Quaye was a member of the Ghana national team and participated in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt. [3]
Quaye converted to Islam shortly after his joining of Meccan side Al-Wahda and changed his name to Abdullah. [4] He is the brother of Lawrence Quaye, a Ghana-born naturalised Qatari footballer, and the son of Olympics & Ghanaian international defender Awuley Quaye Sr.
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