| Abdoulaye Demba | |
| Fullname: | Abdoulaye Demba |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1996–1998 |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 1998–2001 |
| Years3: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs3: | K.V. Oostende |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 2002–2003 |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2003 |
| Clubs5: | K.V. Oostende |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2003–2005 |
| Clubs6: | Eendracht Aalst |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 18 |
| Years7: | 2005–2006 |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2006 |
| Clubs8: | IR Tanger |
| Years9: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs9: | Stade Lavallois |
| Caps9: | 18 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs10: | Maghreb Fez |
| Years11: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs11: | KSC City Pirates[1] |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003–2006 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Abdoulaye Demba (also Abdoulai Demba; born 2 November 1976) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a forward.
On 1 July 2002, Demba signed for English club Yeovil Town on a one-year contract with the option for a second, after being top scorer for K.V. Oostende in the Belgian third division (9 goals in 15 games).[2] He had briefly been on trial at Yeovil in the previous season.[3]
He made his debut for the Conference club on 17 August 2002 in a 2 - 2 draw with Gravesend & Northfleet at Huish Park. He came on as a 16th-minute substitute for Adam Stansfield, who had suffered a serious injury.[4] With Stansfield ruled out long-term,[5] Demba made his first start three days later in a 1 - 2 defeat at Barnet, playing 70 minutes before being replaced by Chris Giles.[6]
On 14 September, he scored his first goal for the club to rescue a 2 - 2 draw away at Stevenage Borough, having been brought on at half time in place of Anthony Tonkin by manager Gary Johnson and heading in a cross by Lee Johnson.[7] A week later in a 3 - 0 home win over Halifax Town, he was brought down for a penalty by opposing goalkeeper Lee Butler, resulting in a red card, but was himself sent off for foul and abusive language, and his teammate Terry Skiverton also dismissed.[8] He scored five further goals in the season, all in the next three games: one in a 4 - 0 win over Woking three days later, a first-half hat-trick in a 6 - 0 win against Southport on 5 October, and the opener in a 1 - 2 draw at Burton Albion three days after that.[9] [10] Yeovil won the Conference, earning promotion to The Football League for the first time.[11]
Demba represented Mali at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. His first appearance came in their second group game on 30 January, a 3 - 1 win over Burkina Faso, replacing Soumaila Coulibaly in added time.[12] Three days later he started in place of Coulibaly, in a 1 - 1 draw with Senegal.[13] Mali eventually came fourth.[14]
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