Abdoulaye Yahaya

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Abdoulaye Yahaya
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bertoua, Cameroon
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Dender
Number 17
Youth career
–2020 APEJES Academy
2020–2021 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Újpest 5 (0)
2022–2023 Tuzlaspor 42 (4)
2024– Dender 2 (0)
International career
2023– Cameroon U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Abdoulaye Yahaya (born 7 October 2001) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dender in the Belgian Challenger Pro League.[1]

Club career

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Újpest

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On 1 December 2021, Yahaya moved to Újpest in Hungary.[2] he scored his first goal in the Hungarian Cup.[3]

Tuzlaspor

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In 2022, Yahaya signed for Tuzlaspor.[4] He scored during a 3-0 win over Denizlispor.[5]

Dender

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On 13 February 2024, Yahaya signed for Dender, on a contract until 2026 with option to extend with one year.[6]

International career

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Yahaya played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[7]

Style of play

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Yahaya mainly operates as a winger but can also operate as an attacking midfielder.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Abdoulaye Yahaya at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Kameruni válogatott támadó a keretben!" [Cameroonian international striker in the squad!] (in Hungarian). Újpest. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "1er but pour Abdoulaye YAHAYA avec Újpest FC".
  4. ^ "Abdoulaye Yahaya : Le Camerounais se lance un nouveau challenge en Turquie". actucameroun.com.
  5. ^ "Abdoulaye Yahaya participe au succès de son équipe".
  6. ^ "Nieuwe aanvaller voor onze club, Abdoulaye Yahaya" (in Dutch). Dender EH. 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "CAN U23 : le Gabon s'offre le Cameroun !". www.afrik-foot.com. 25 March 2023.
  8. ^ "kameruni támadó jött, válogatott meccse is van". nzemzetisport.hu.