Abdoulaye Demba (also Abdoulai Demba; born 2 November 1976) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

On 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

Demba 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

Individual

References

  1. ^ Footballdatabase profile, footballdatabase.eu
  2. ^ "Demba impresses Johnson". BBC Sport. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Yeovil sign striker Demba". BBC Sport. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Yeovil 2–2 Gravesend". BBC Sport. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Stansfield breaks leg". BBC Sport. 19 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Barnet 2–1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Stevenage 2–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Yeovil 3–0 Halifax". BBC Sport. 21 September 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Yeovil 3–0 Woking". BBC Sport. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Yeovil 6–0 Southport". BBC Sport. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Doncaster 0–4 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 12 April 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  12. ^ Kapnall, James (30 January 2004). "Kanouté keeps Mali marching". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Senegal 1–1 Mali". BBC Sport. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Action: Nigeria 2–1 Mali". BBC Sport. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Conference end of season awards". ConfGuide.com. 14 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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