Yaya Dukuly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 47 | (2) |
| 2024 | Adelaide United NPL | 8 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Australia U23 | 6 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 January 2026 | |||
Yaya Dukuly[1] (/ˈjɑ.jɑ ˈduː.ku.li/;[2] 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.
Club career
Melbourne City
On 9 September 2019, Dukuly signed a two-year scholarship deal with Melbourne City.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
Reims
In June 2022, Dukuly joined French club Reims together with Adelaide United team-mate Mohamed Toure.[7][8]
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.[9]
Personal life
Dukuly was born in Conakry, Guinea, to Liberian parents. He migrated to Australia at the age of one.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne City Youth | 2018[11] | NPL2 East Victoria | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019[12] | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Adelaide United Youth | 2021[13] | NPL SA | 12 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| 2022[14] | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| Total | 18 | 7 | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| Adelaide United | 2020–21 | A-League Men | 10 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Reims B | 2022–23 | National 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Adelaide United Youth | 2024[15] | NPL SA | 8 | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | |
| Adelaide United | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 124 | 17 | ||
- ^ Includes Australia Cup
Honours
ASEAN All-Stars
Individual
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyDwrxiaCT/?igsh=dXQ0a2R3cjRkem1t
- ^ "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.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Reds sign Yaya Dukuly ahead of 2020/21 season". Adelaide United. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Reds agree transfer fee for Mohamed Toure and Yaya Dukuly with French club". Adelaide United. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Mohamed Touré et Yaya Dukuly rejoignent le groupe Pro 2 | Stade de Reims". Stade de Reims. 10 June 2022.
- ^ 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) - ^ Windon, Jacob (29 October 2019). "'I play for my family': Years of sacrifice behind Dukuly's World Cup journey". Socceroos. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Player statistics for Yaya Dukuly (2018)". Gameday.
- ^ "Player statistics for Yaya Dukuly (2019)". Gameday.
- ^ "Yearbook 2022" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Yearbook 2023" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Yearbook 2025" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Yaya Dukuly at Soccerway