Souleyman Doumbia

Souleyman Keli Doumbia (born 24 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Angers SCO.[2]

Souleyman Doumbia
Doumbia in 2020
Personal information
Full name Souleyman Keli Doumbia[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Angers
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Paris Saint-Germain II 15 (0)
2016–2018 Bari 5 (0)
2017 → Vicenza (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Grasshoppers (loan) 32 (0)
2018 Grasshoppers 15 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes II 4 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes 8 (0)
2020 → Angers (loan) 5 (0)
2020– Angers 3 (0)
National team‡
2015 Ivory Coast U20 3 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
2019– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Club career

Early career

Doumbia was part of the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy from 2009 to 2016.[3] In the summer of 2016, he was transferred to Serie B club Bari, where he made his professional debut on 22 October versus Trapani.[4] On 31 January 2017, Doumbia joined fellow Serie B side Vicenza on loan.[5][6]

Rennes

In January 2019 he signed a three-year contract with Stade Rennais.[7]

Angers

In January 2020, Doumbia joined Angers SCO on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. In July 2020, Angers exercised their option to sign him permanently for a reported transfer fee of about €3 million. Doumbia signed a three-year contract.[8][9]

International career

Doumbia was born in France to parents of Ivorian descent. He was first called up to represent the Ivory Coast U20s for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[10] He also started for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s.[11] He made his Ivory Coast national football team debut on 15 June 2019 in a friendly against Uganda, as a starter.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 September 2020.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain II 2013–14 CFA 00———0000
2014–15 50———0050
2015–16 100———00100
Total 150———00150
Bari 2016–17 Serie B 5000——0050
Vicenza (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 3000——0030
Grasshoppers (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 32030——00350
Grasshoppers 2018–19 Swiss Super League 15010——00160
Rennes 2018–19 Ligue 1 700020000090
2019–20 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Angers (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Angers 2020–21 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Career total 86040202000940

    References
    1. "Cote d'Ivoire" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
    2. "Souleyman Doumbia profile". Soccerway. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
    3. "Doumbia Souleyman - Fiche Joueur - Equipe Pro - PSG.fr".
    4. "Bari : Arrivée de Souleyman Doumbia (ex-PSG) - Mercato 365".
    5. "Souleyman Doumbia è biancorosso!" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
    6. "Mercato, Doumbia in prestito al Vicenza" (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
    7. "SOULEYMAN DOUMBIA, NOUVEAU DÉFENSEUR ROUGE ET NOIR". staderennais.com. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
    8. "Transferts: Souleyman Doumbia rejoint Angers jusqu'en 2023 (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    9. Rablat, Cedric (8 July 2020). "Angers lève l'option d'achat de Souleyman Doumbia". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    10. "Doumbia et Meité avec les Eléphanteaux - psg.fr".
    11. "FRANCE Espoirs - COTE D'IVOIRE Espoirs : Large victoire pour les Bleuets. (5-1)".
    12. "Ivory Coast v Uganda game report". ESPN. 15 June 2019.
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