Yaya Dukuly

Yaya Dukuly
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Celje
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)
2024–2026 Adelaide United 47 (2)
2024 Adelaide United NPL 8 (3)
2026– Celje 0 (0)
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 Slovenian PrvaLiga side Celje. 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]

Move to Celje

After 2 years at Adelaide United, Dukuly moved to Slovenian side Celje in July 2026 for an undisclosed fee.[10]

Personal life

Dukuly was born in Conakry, Guinea, to Liberian parents. He migrated to Australia at the age of one.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City Youth 2018[12] NPL2 East Victoria 20—20
2019[13] 111—111
Total131—131
Adelaide United Youth 2021[14] NPL SA 123—123
2022[15] 64—64
Total187—187
Adelaide United 2020–21 A-League Men 101—101
2021–22 402161
Total14121162
Reims B 2022–23 National 2 171—171
2023–24 National 3 141—141
Total312—312
Adelaide United Youth 2024[16] NPL SA 83—83
Adelaide United 2023–24 A-League Men 30—30
2024–25 20141242
2025–26 10010110
Total33151382
Career total117157212417
  1. ↑ Includes Australia Cup

Honours

ASEAN All-Stars

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyDwrxiaCT/?igsh=dXQ0a2R3cjRkem1t
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ @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.
  5. ↑ "Reds sign Yaya Dukuly ahead of 2020/21 season". Adelaide United. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Reds agree transfer fee for Mohamed Toure and Yaya Dukuly with French club". Adelaide United. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mohamed Touré et Yaya Dukuly rejoignent le groupe Pro 2 | Stade de Reims". Stade de Reims. 10 June 2022.
  9. ↑ 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 X (formerly Twitter).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Adelaide United pathway delivers again as Yaya Dukuly earns Champions League opportunity with NK Celje". Adelaide United. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Windon, Jacob (29 October 2019). "'I play for my family': Years of sacrifice behind Dukuly's World Cup journey". Socceroos. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Player statistics for Yaya Dukuly (2018)". Gameday.
  13. ↑ "Player statistics for Yaya Dukuly (2019)". Gameday.
  14. ↑ "Yearbook 2022" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ "Yearbook 2023" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ "Yearbook 2025" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.


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