Abdoulaye Doucouré
Abdoulaye Doucouré (born 1 January 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford.
Doucouré in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdoulaye Doucouré[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1993||
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 | |||||
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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
Individual
References
- "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Abdoulaye Doucouré: Overview". Championship. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Watford sign Abdoulaye Doucoure and Adalberto Penaranda". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "Granada vs Real Madrid la Liga LIVE: Follow all the action here". 2016-02-07.
- "Watford 3–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "End of Season Awards: Winners".
- "A. DOUCOURÉ". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- McNulty, Phil (18 May 2019). "Manchester City 6–0 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- "End of Season Awards: Winners". Watford F.C. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links
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- Abdoulaye Doucouré at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Abdoulaye Doucouré at Soccerbase