Abu Dumbuya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Kallon | ||
| 2015 | Old Edwardians | ||
| 2016 | Johansen | ||
| 2017 | Central Parade | ||
| 2018 | Wusum Stars | ||
| 2019–2022 | East End Lions | ||
| 2023 | Freetown City | ||
| 2023–2024 | Gençlik Gücü | 41 | (2) |
| 2025 | AC Oulu | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Sierra Leone | 21 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Abu Dumbuya (born 29 January 1999) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Sierra Leone national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Dumbuya played in his native Sierra Leone in top-tier Sierra Leone National Premier League for various clubs during 2014–2023. In 2019, when playing for East End Lions, they won the national championship title.
During 2023–2024, he played for KTFF Süper Lig club Gençlik Gücü in Northern Cyprus.[2]
On 3 January 2025, Dumbuya signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu for the 2025 season.[3][4] He left the club in the beginning of July.
International career
[edit]He was named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament, which was held in January and February 2022.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 3 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gençlik Gücü | 2023–24 | KTFF Süper Lig | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | KTFF Süper Lig | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Northern Cypriot Cup and Finnish Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 25 March 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
International goals
[edit]- As of match played 13 November 2024. Sierra Leone score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dumbuya goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 November 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Chad |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]East End Lions Freetown
References
[edit]- ^ "Abu Dumbuya". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ ABU DUMBUYA, ktff.org
- ^ AC OULU VAHVISTAA KESKIKENTTÄÄ SIERRA LEONEN MAAJOUKKUEPELAAJALLA, acoulu.fi, 3 January 2025
- ^ AC Oulu hakee kovuutta pestaamalla Sierra Leonen maajoukkuemiehen keskikentälleen, Kaleva, 3 January 2025
- ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (31 December 2021). "Ex-England man Caulker set for Afcon with Sierra Leone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b Abu Dumbuya at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sierra Leonean men's footballers
- Footballers from Freetown
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sierra Leone men's international footballers
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- F.C. Kallon players
- Old Edwardians F.C. players
- F.C. Johansen players
- Central Parade F.C. players
- Wusum Stars players
- East End Lions F.C. players
- AC Oulu players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Sierra Leonean football biography stubs