Douhou Pierre

Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre (born 21 December 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for DSK Shivajians in the Indian I-League.

Douhou Pierre
Personal information
Full name Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre
Date of birth (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 DSK Shivajians
Number 10
Youth career
JMG Academy
True Sport Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2007–2009 Mahindra United
2009–2014 Pune 49 (13)
2014–2016 Salgaocar 20 (6)
2016–2017 DSK Shivajians 13 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:41, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Abidjan, Douhou started his career at the JMG Academy which was founded by former France international Jean-Marc Guillou.[1] While at the academy, Douhou played with future Ivorian internationals, such as Emmanuel Eboué and Salomon Kalou.[1] He then went off to Thailand and Vietnam to train at those branches of the JMG Academy, where he then went on to play for True Sport Arsenal CF in Thailand.[1]

Douhou's professional career began in 2007, when he signed for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai of the V.League 1, where he stayed for six months before signing for Mahindra United in the I-League of India.

Pune

In 2009, Douhou signed for Pune in the I-League.[2] After playing for the club in the 2009–10 season, Douhou left football for a season. He returned to the club on 13 September 2011.[2] At the end of the 2011–12 I-League season, Douhou was voted "Pune FC Player of The Year".[3]

Salgaocar

On 9 May 2014, Douhou signed for Salgaocar, after spending five years with Pune.[4]

Honours

Mahindra United

Individual
  • Pune FC Player of The Year: 2011–12

References
  1. "Douche Pierre". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. "Douhou Pierre back in Pune FC fold". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. "Douhou Pierre Pune FC Player of the year". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  4. "Douhou Pierre roped in by Salgaocar FC". Times of India.
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