Yaya Dukuly | |
Birth Date: | 17 January 2003 |
Birth Place: | Conakry, Guinea |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Adelaide United |
Clubnumber: | 19 |
Youthclubs1: | Para Hills Knights |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | FFSA NTC |
Youthyears3: | 2018 |
Youthclubs3: | Melbourne City |
Clubs1: | Melbourne City NPL |
Years1: | 2018–2020 |
Caps1: | 13 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Clubs2: | Melbourne City |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Adelaide United |
Years3: | 2020–2022 |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Clubs4: | Adelaide United NPL |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Caps4: | 12 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Clubs5: | Reims B |
Years5: | 2022–2024 |
Caps5: | 31 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Clubs6: | Adelaide United |
Years6: | 2024– |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Clubs7: | Adelaide United NPL |
Years7: | 2024– |
Caps7: | 1 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
Nationalteam2: | Australia U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 3 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 28 September 2022 |
Yaya Dukuly[1] (born 17 January 2003) is an Australian 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]