Abdoulaye Demba (also Abdoulai Demba; born 2 November 1976) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Demba | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | 31 | (2) |
| 1998–2001 | Al Khaleej Club | ||
| 2001–2002 | K.V. Oostende | 29 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Yeovil Town | 17 | (6) |
| 2003 | K.V. Oostende | 12 | (7) |
| 2003–2005 | Eendracht Aalst | 36 | (18) |
| 2005–2006 | Ethnikos Asteras F.C. | 25 | (5) |
| 2006 | IR Tanger | ||
| 2006–2007 | Stade Lavallois | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Maghreb Fez | ||
| 2011–2013 | KSC City Pirates[1] | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Mali | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editOn 1 July 2002, Demba signed for English club Yeovil Town on a one-year contract with the option for a second, after being top scorer for K.V. Oostende in the Belgian third division (9 goals in 15 games).[2] He had briefly been on trial at Yeovil in the previous season.[3]
He made his debut for the Conference club on 17 August 2002 in a 2–2 draw with Gravesend & Northfleet at Huish Park. He came on as a 16th-minute substitute for Adam Stansfield, who had suffered a serious injury.[4] With Stansfield ruled out long-term,[5] Demba made his first start three days later in a 1–2 defeat at Barnet, playing 70 minutes before being replaced by Chris Giles.[6]
On 14 September, he scored his first goal for the club to rescue a 2–2 draw away at Stevenage Borough, having been brought on at half time in place of Anthony Tonkin by manager Gary Johnson and heading in a cross by Lee Johnson.[7] A week later in a 3–0 home win over Halifax Town, he was brought down for a penalty by opposing goalkeeper Lee Butler, resulting in a red card, but was himself sent off for foul and abusive language, and his teammate Terry Skiverton also dismissed.[8] He scored five further goals in the season, all in the next three games: one in a 4–0 win over Woking three days later, a first-half hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Southport on 5 October, and the opener in a 1–2 draw at Burton Albion three days after that.[9][10] Yeovil won the Conference, earning promotion to The Football League for the first time.[11]
International career
editDemba represented Mali at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. His first appearance came in their second group game on 30 January, a 3–1 win over Burkina Faso, replacing Soumaila Coulibaly in added time.[12] Three days later he started in place of Coulibaly, in a 1–1 draw with Senegal.[13] Mali eventually came fourth.[14]
Honours
editIndividual
- Football Conference Goalscorer of the Month: October 2002[15]
References
edit- ^ Footballdatabase profile, footballdatabase.eu
- ^ "Demba impresses Johnson". BBC Sport. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil sign striker Demba". BBC Sport. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil 2–2 Gravesend". BBC Sport. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Stansfield breaks leg". BBC Sport. 19 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Barnet 2–1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Stevenage 2–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil 3–0 Halifax". BBC Sport. 21 September 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil 3–0 Woking". BBC Sport. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil 6–0 Southport". BBC Sport. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Doncaster 0–4 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 12 April 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Kapnall, James (30 January 2004). "Kanouté keeps Mali marching". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Senegal 1–1 Mali". BBC Sport. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Action: Nigeria 2–1 Mali". BBC Sport. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Conference end of season awards". ConfGuide.com. 14 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
External links
edit- Abdoulai Demba at Soccerbase
- Abdoulaye Demba at National-Football-Teams.com
