Abdullah Quaye

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Abdullah Quaye
Personal information
Full name Awule Quaye Junior
Date of birth (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Club career

Quaye was born in Accra. He had a spell with Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. [2]

International career

Quaye was a member of the Ghana national team and participated in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt. [3]

Personal life

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Abdullah Quaye at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Awulu Quaye". LFP. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  3. Awule Quaye FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. Abdullah «Awule» Quaye.