Abdoulaye Doucouré

Abdoulaye Doucouré (born 1 January 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford.

Abdoulaye Doucouré

Doucouré in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Abdoulaye Doucouré[1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993[2]
Place of birth	Meulan-en-Yvelines, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Watford
Number	16
Youth career
2004–2007	OFC Les Mureaux
2007–2012	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Rennes B	23	(2)
2012–2016	Rennes	75	(12)
2016–	Watford	129	(17)
2016	→ Granada (loan)	15	(0)
National team
2009–2010	France U17	19	(1)
2010	France U18	5	(1)
2011–2012	France U19	7	(0)
2012–2013	France U20	3	(1)
2014	France U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020

Club career

Doucouré was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines. He made his debut in the Ligue 1 during the 2012–2013 season. On 1 February 2016, Doucouré signed to Premier League side Watford for an undisclosed fee and immediately sent him to La Liga club Granada CF on loan.[3] Doucouré made his first La Liga appearance one week later, as he came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Adalberto Peñaranda in a 1–2 home loss against Real Madrid.[4] Doucouré scored his first goal for Watford on 4 March 2017, netting an injury time consolation as Watford lost 3–4 to Southampton.[5]

Doucouré was awarded the 'Player of the Season' title for Watford at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 July 2020[7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rennes B	2010–11	CFA	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2011–12	CFA 2	16	2	—		—		16	2
	2012–13		1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		23	2	—		—		23	2
Rennes	2012–13	Ligue 1	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2013–14		20	6	6	0	1	1	27	7
	2014–15		35	3	3	2	3	0	41	5
	2015–16		16	2	2	0	2	1	20	3
	Total		75	12	11	2	6	2	92	16
Granada (loan)	2015–16	La Liga	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
Watford	2016–17	Premier League	20	1	2	0	1	0	23	1
	2017–18		37	7	2	0	0	0	39	7
	2018–19		35	5	4	0	1	0	40	5
	2019–20		37	4	0	0	2	0	39	4
	Total		129	17	8	0	4	0	141	17
Career total			242	31	19	2	10	2	271	35

Honours

Watford

• FA Cup runner-up: 2018–19[8]

Individual

• Watford F.C. Player of the Season: 2017–18[9]

References

1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
2. "Abdoulaye Doucouré: Overview". Championship. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
3. "Watford sign Abdoulaye Doucoure and Adalberto Penaranda". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
4. "Granada vs Real Madrid la Liga LIVE: Follow all the action here". 2016-02-07.
5. "Watford 3–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
6. "End of Season Awards: Winners".
7. "A. DOUCOURÉ". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
8. McNulty, Phil (18 May 2019). "Manchester City 6–0 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
9. "End of Season Awards: Winners". Watford F.C. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

• Abdoulaye Doucouré at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Abdoulaye Doucouré at Soccerbase