Mustapha Dumbuya

Mustapha Dumbuya
Personal information
Full name Mustapha Sima Michael Dumbuya[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-07) 7 August 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Wingate & Finchley
2007–2008 Maidenhead United
2008–2009 Potters Bar Town 17 (1)
2009–2012 Doncaster Rovers 36 (0)
2012 → Crystal Palace (Loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Portsmouth 23 (0)
2013 Crawley Town 15 (0)
2013–2015 Notts County 53 (0)
2015–2018 Partick Thistle 34 (1)
2018 Falkirk 0 (0)
2019 Phoenix Rising 27 (1)
2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 (0)
International career‡
2012–2020 Sierra Leone 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:40, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:11, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Mustapha Sima Michael Dumbuya (born 7 August 1987) is a Sierra Leonean former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Early life

Born in Sierra Leone in west Africa, Dumbuya was five years old when, amid the Sierra Leone Civil War, he moved to England to live with his mother and brother. Dumbuya's father remained in Sierra Leone and, according to Dumbuya in 2012, works for Sierra Leone's armed forces.[4]

Club career

Non-League

Dumbuya started his career in the English non-League circuit. He began with Wingate & Finchley before moving on to Conference South side Maidenhead United. In 2008, he joined Isthmian League team Potters Bar Town making 17 appearances and scoring one goal in his season with "The Scholars".

Doncaster Rovers

Dumbuya joined Doncaster Rovers in August 2009 from Potters Bar Town.[5] He also had trials and trained with Grays Athletic, Gillingham, Hereford United before joining Doncaster. He made his Football League debut on 3 October 2009 for Doncaster Rovers in the 1–1 away draw with Sheffield United, replacing John Spicer in the 90th minute as a substitute. In his three seasons at the Keepmoat Stadium he made 36 appearances without scoring. He was signed by Sean O'Driscoll and played 3 games in his first season (2009–10). The next season, he played regularly in the first team making 23 appearances. In September 2011 Doncaster sacked O'Driscoll and replaced him with then Wrexham manager Dean Saunders. Dumbuya made just 10 appearances for Saunders in the 2011–12 Championship season. At the end of the season, Doncaster were relegated to the League One after a 4–2 home defeat to Portsmouth, and he was released shortly after.[6]

Crystal Palace (Loan)

On 6 January 2012, Dumbuya signed on loan to Crystal Palace, on a one-month deal.[7] He received the No. 41 jersey, and made his debut on the following day, against Derby County.[8] On 14 January, Dumbuya made his league debut, against Leeds United.[9] He only made one more appearance against Blackpool before returning to Doncaster.

Portsmouth

In June 2012 it was announced that Dumbuya joined Portsmouth on trial.[10] Due to "Pompey" not being able to sign any players as they could not afford the wages he could only train with the blues and not sign. He was one of over twenty other footballers who were on trial with the club. Dumbuya played in pre-season matches in Spain and Gibraltar. He took part in the two matches played out there. The first game he took part in was in a 4–0 loss to the Gibraltar national football team and the second was against Brighton & Hove Albion. Back in England, Dumbuya played in a further three pre-season matches in wins against Bolton at Fratton Park and two matches away from home against Aldershot Town and AFC Wimbledon. On 16 August, Dumbuya signed a one-month contract with Portsmouth.[11] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Bournemouth in League One. During his first month at Fratton Park he impressed and gained the respect of the fans with some great performances,[12] including a fantastic solo run in a game against Colchester United, dashing from his own box to the opposing area and setting up Jordan Obita for Portsmouth to pick up a 90th-minute equaliser.[13]

Crawley Town

After his release from Portsmouth, Dumbuya joined fellow League One side Crawley Town a week later on 22 January 2013, on a six-month contract.[14] He made his debut on 2 February 2013, against Swindon Town.[15]

Notts County

On 2 July 2013, Dumbuya agreed a two-year contract with Notts County.[16] He made his league debut for Notts on 2 August 2013 in a 2–1 loss to Sheffield United.[17] He made 52 appearances for the side across 3 seasons.

Partick Thistle

Dumbuya signed for Scottish Premiership team Partick Thistle on 2 September 2015, on a one-year contract.[18] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Dundee United.[19] On 15 December 2015, Dumbuya signed a new two-year contract extension, which will keep him with Partick Thistle until 2018. He had won the club's Player of The Month award earlier that day.[20] Thistle were relegated via the playoffs at the end of the 2017/18 season. Following that relegation, Dumbuya was one of many players released by Thistle.[21]

Falkirk

He signed for Falkirk in November 2018[22] but left the club a month later without making an appearance.[23]

Phoenix Rising

Dumbuya signed with Phoenix Rising FC on 10 January 2019.[24] Phoenix advanced to the Western Conference Semi-Final in Dumbuya's one season with the club.

Tampa Bay Rowdies

On 20 December 2019 Dumbuya signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies, also in USL Championship.[25]

International career

Dumbuya was called up to the Sierra Leone squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against São Tomé and Príncipe, however a mix up with tickets meant it was too late for him to join up with the squad. Dumbuya said; "Obviously I'm a bit gutted to miss out but the next qualifier is in June and I hope to be called up again then."[26] He was called up again in August 2012 for the qualifier against Tunisia. [27]

On 14 October, he finally made his debut for Leone Stars, in the second tie against Tunisia.[28]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Doncaster Rovers 2009–10[29] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2010–11[30] 23 0 0 0 1 0 — 24 0
2011–12[31] 10 0 — 1 0 — 11 0
Doncaster total 36 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
Crystal Palace (loan) 2011–12[31] Championship 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Portsmouth 2012–13[32] League One 24 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 26 0
Crawley Town 2013–14[33] League One 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Notts County 2013–14[33] League One 24 0 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 27 0
2014–15[34] 29 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 31 0
Notts County total 53 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 58 0
Partick Thistle 2015–16[35] Scottish Premiership 21 1 0 0 0 0 — 21 1
2016–17[36] 8 0 1 0 0 0 — 9 0
2017–18[37] 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Partick Thistle total 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
Falkirk 2018–19 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 164 1 4 0 4 0 3 0 175 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References

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  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 465. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ^ "Mustapha Dumbuya Profile". NottsCounty.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Pompey star poised to fulfil international dream". Portsmouth News. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Season Archive for 2008/09". Potters Bar Town's official website. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. ^ Doncaster Rovers release James Hayter and John Oster; BBC Sport, 18 May 2012
  7. ^ Crystal Palace sign Egan & Dumbuya ; extend Martin stay; BBC Sport, 6 January 2012
  8. ^ Derby 1–0 Crystal Palace; BBC Sport, 7 January 2012
  9. ^ Crystal Palace 1–1 Leeds United; BBC Sport, 14 January 2012
  10. ^ "Dumbuya on trial at Portsmouth". South Yorkshire Times. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  11. ^ New Faces At Fratton Archived 8 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth FC's official website, 16 August 2012
  12. ^ "Dumbuya: There will be no Blues exodus". Portsmouth News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Portsmouth confirm six players have left the club". BBC. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Crawley Town sign Mustapha Dumbuya and Connor Essam". BBC. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Crawley Town vs. Swindon Town – 2 February 2013 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Notts Secure Dumbuya Signing – News – Notts County FC". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Sheffield United vs. Notts County – 2 August 2013 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Mustapha Dumbuya signs for Thistle". Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Partick Thistle 3-0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Dumbuya signs on until 2018". ptfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015.
  21. ^ "Playing squad update". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Dumbuya hopes to resurrect career at Falkirk". BBC Sport.
  23. ^ "HABER & DUMBUYA DEPART". Falkirk Football Club. 31 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Phoenix Rising Signs Sierra Leone International Defender Mustapha Dumbuya". Phoenix Rising Fc | Arizona's Highest Level Professional Soccer Team. Phoenix Rising Football Club. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Rowdies Sign Defender Mustapha Dumbuya". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  26. ^ "Dumbuya forced to withdraw from Sierra Leone squad". Doncaster Free Press. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  27. ^ "Sierra Leone pick Nigerian to face Tunisia". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  28. ^ "Dumbuya commended for impressive performance on Leone Stars debut". Sierra Leone Football. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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