Abdullah Quaye (born 24 September 1980), formerly Awulley Junior Quaye, is a Ghanaian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Quaye was born in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

. He had a spell with

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

in Spain's La Liga.

International career

Quaye was a member of the

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and participated in the

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1997, the seventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said in Egypt between 4 September and 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could particip ...

in Egypt.

Personal life

Quaye converted to Islam shortly after his joining of Meccan side Al-Wahda and changed his name to Abdullah.Abdullah «Awule» Quaye.
/ref> He is the brother of

Lawrence Quaye Lawrence Awuley Quaye (born 22 August 1984), or simply Lawrence, is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Born in Ghana, Quaye gained Qatari citizenship and represented the Qatar national team. He became known as Anas ...

, a Ghana-born naturalised Qatari

, and the son of Olympics & Ghanaian international defender Awuley Quaye Sr.

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* * 1980 births Living people Converts to Islam Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders CD Ourense footballers Málaga CF players Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Al-Ettifaq FC players CS Sfaxien players Zamalek SC players Al Wehda FC players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players La Liga players Ghana Premier League players Saudi Pro League players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Egyptian Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt {{Ghana-footy-midfielder-stub