Abdou Rahman Dampha

Abdou Rahman Dampha (born 27 December 1991) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Raon-l'Étape.

Abdou Dampha

Personal information
Full name	Abdou Rahman Dampha
Date of birth	(1991-12-27) 27 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Banjul, Gambia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	US Raon-l'Étape
Youth career
2005–2007	Gambia Ports Authority
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Gambia Ports Authority	21	(3)
2008–2009	MC Saïda	20	(5)
2010–2012	Neuchâtel Xamax	42	(3)
2012–2014	Nancy	1	(0)
2015–	US Raon-l'Étape	28	(1)
International career‡
2007–2008	Gambia U17	11	(1)
2008–	Gambia U20	6	(0)
2009–	Gambia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Career

Dampha began his career with Gambia Ports Authority F.C. and in 2007 was promoted to the first team of the Gambian Championnat National D1.^[1] In January 2009 he signed a professional contract with Algerian club Mouloudia Club Saïda.^[2] A year later, in January 2010, he transferred from Maloudia Club Saida to Swiss Super League team Neuchâtel Xamax,^[3] on a 4.5-year contract. He made his league debut for Neuchâtel Xamax on 6 February 2010 against FC Zürich.^[4]

On 14 May 2012, Dampha signed a two-year deal with French Ligue 1 side AS Nancy, until the summer of 2014.^[5][6]

International career

Dampha was member of the Gambia national under-17 football team^[7] and currently plays in the Gambia U-20 team.^[8] In December 2009 Dampha earned his first international cap for the Scorpions.^[9]

References

1. La Fiche de Abdourahman DAMPHA – Football algérien Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
2. allAfrica.com: Gambia: Abdourahman Dampha Harps On His Career
3. "Abdourahman to sign contract with Swiss first division – Gambia News". Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
4. Spielstatistik Neuchâtel Xamax gegen FC Zürich 3:3 (0:2)
5. "observer.gm". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
6. "Dampha deux ans à Nancy". L'Equipe (in French). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
7. Un Gambien engagé et deux Nigérians en test
8. Mo, 04.01.2010, Ausgabe Zürich
9. Gambia Sports – Online Edition – Rahu hails East-Bi effort Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Abdou Rahman Dampha at Soccerway
• Abdou Rahman Dampha at L'Équipe Football (in French)