Abdou Rahman Dampha (born 27 December 1991) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Raon-l'Étape.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdou Rahman Dampha | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-12-27) 27 December 1991 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Gambia U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2008– | Gambia U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]