Abu Dumbuya

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Abu Dumbuya
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
East End Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 FC Kallon
2015 Old Edwardians
2016 FC Johansen
2017 Central Parade
2018 Wusum Stars
2019– East End Lions
International career
2019– Sierra Leone 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:10, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:10, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Abu Dumbuya (born 29 January 1999) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a midfielder for East End Lions and the Sierra Leone national team. [1] [2] He was named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in January and February 2022. [3]

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References

  1. "Abu Dumbuya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "Abu Dumbuya". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (31 December 2021). "Ex-England man Caulker set for Afcon with Sierra Leone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2022.