Abdoulaye Yahaya
Cameroonian footballer (born 2001)
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Abdoulaye Yahaya (born 7 October 2001) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões on loan from Belgian side Dender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bertoua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leixões | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025 | → Francs Borains (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Leixões (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Cameroon U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | Cameroon U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Újpest
On 1 December 2021, Yahaya moved to Újpest in Hungary.[2] he scored his first goal in the Hungarian Cup.[3]
Tuzlaspor
In 2022, Yahaya signed for Tuzlaspor.[4] He scored during a 3-0 win over Denizlispor.[5]
Dender
On 13 February 2024, Yahaya signed for Dender, on a contract until 2026 with option to extend with one year.[6] On 7 January 2025, Yahaya was loaned by Francs Borains until the end of the season.[7] On 17 July 2025, he moved on a new loan to Leixões in Portugal.[8]
International career
Yahaya played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[9]
Style of play
Yahaya mainly operates as a winger but can also operate as an attacking midfielder.[10]