Yaya Dukuly (born 17 January 2003) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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side Reims B. 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. Dukuly made regular appearances for the club's youth side competing in the

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and

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. On 27 October 2020, Melbourne City announced that Dukuly had departed the club.

Adelaide United

Shortly after the announcement of Dukuly's departure from Melbourne City, Dukuly signed a one-year scholarship contract with

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ahead of the

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season. Dukuly made his debut on 28 December 2020 in the opening

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fixture against

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where he was named in the starting lineup, he was later substituted in the 59th minute.

Personal life

Dukuly was born in

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, to

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

n parents. He migrated to Australia at the age of one.

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* 2003 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Melbourne City FC players Adelaide United FC players A-League Men players Australian people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Liberian emigrants to Australia Naturalised soccer players of Australia Footballers from Conakry People with acquired Liberian citizenship {{Australia-footy-forward-stub