Personal information | |||
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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 | Adelaide United | ||
Number | 19 | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Reims B | 31 | (2) |
2024– | Adelaide United | 8 | (1) |
2024– | Adelaide United NPL | 8 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
2025– | Australia U23 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 |
Yaya Dukuly [1] (born 17 January 2003) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for A-League Men side Adelaide United. Born a Liberian refugee in Guinea, he has represented Australia at youth level.
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]
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]
In June 2022, Dukuly joined French club Reims together with Adelaide United team-mate Mohamed Toure. [6] [7]
After failing to break into Reims' first team, Dukuly returned to Adelaide United in February 2024, signing a 2.5 year contract on deadline day. [8]
Dukuly was born in Conakry, Guinea, to Liberian parents. He migrated to Australia at the age of one. [9]
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