Yaya Dukuly

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Yaya Dukuly
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 3 (0)
2024– Adelaide United NPL 8 (3)
International career
2019 Australia U17 2 (0)
2022– Australia U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022

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.

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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]

Reims

In June 2022, Dukuly joined French club Reims together with Adelaide United team-mate Mohamed Toure. [6] [7]

Return to Adelaide United

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]

Personal life

Dukuly was born in Conakry, Guinea, to Liberian parents. He migrated to Australia at the age of one. [9]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. @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.
  4. "Reds sign Yaya Dukuly ahead of 2020/21 season". Adelaide United . 27 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "Reds agree transfer fee for Mohamed Toure and Yaya Dukuly with French club". Adelaide United . 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. "Mohamed Touré et Yaya Dukuly rejoignent le groupe Pro 2 | Stade de Reims". Stade de Reims . 10 June 2022.
  8. 10 News First Adelaide [@10NewsFirstAdl] (7 February 2024). "Adelaide United has announced the return of a former Red with winger Yaya Dukuly returning to the club on a free transfer. 10 News First understands the club made a big play for Chris Ikonomidis which was rebuffed late by @gomvfc" (Tweet) via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Windon, Jacob (29 October 2019). "'I play for my family': Years of sacrifice behind Dukuly's World Cup journey". Socceroos . Retrieved 29 December 2020.