Ladislas Douniama

Ladislas Petre Meyair Douniama (born 24 May 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for SS Jeanne d'Arc in Réunion.

Ladislas Douniama
Douniama with Guingamp in May 2014
Personal information
Full name Ladislas Petre Meyair Douniama[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-24) 24 May 1986
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Jeanne d'Arc
Youth career
1998–2000 Toulouse
2000–2002 Montpellier
2002–2004 Castelnau Le Crès FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Nîmes 27 (5)
2006–2009 Orléans 28 (5)
2009–2010 Lille B 24 (10)
2010–2012 Guingamp 39 (8)
2012–2013 Lorient 6 (0)
2012 → Arles-Avignon (loan) 16 (2)
2013–2014 Guingamp 42 (8)
2014–2015 Guingamp B 6 (5)
2015–2016 Strasbourg 21 (4)
2016–2017 Al Khaleej
2017 Lyon-Duchère 14 (4)
2017–2018 US Granville 22 (5)
2018–2019 Stade Briochin 20 (10)
2019– Jeanne d'Arc 12 (5)
National team
2008– Republic of the Congo[2] 28 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2020

Club career

Douniama was born in Brazzaville, Congo.[3] He made his senior debut for Nîmes Olympique in Championnat National on 18 December 2004, as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw at Valenciennes.[4] He scored his first senior goal on 18 February 2015, in a 3–1 home win against Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C..[5] After two seasons with the club, he signed for US Orléans, then in Championnat de France Amateur, during the summer of 2006, in order to get more playing time and progress his career.[6]

After three seasons, he joined Lille OSC in the summer of 2009, signing amateur terms to play with the B side still in Championnat de France Amateur, but with the hope that he could progress to the first team.[7]. The professional contract did not materialise at Lille, but on 10 June 2010, he signed a two-year professional deal with Championnat National club En Avant de Guingamp.[8]

Douniama made his professional debut for Guingamp as a second-half substitute on 6 August 2010, in a 1–0 victory over FC Rouen.[9]. His first professional goal came two months later, on 2 October 2010, when he scored the opener in the 2–1 away win at FC Gueugnon.[10] Guingamp won promotion to Ligue 2 at the end of Douniama's first season at the club, and while in Ligue 2, he was soon spotted by a number of Ligue 1 clubs.[6] On 27 January 2012, he joined FC Lorient of Ligue 1, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[11]

Having made only six league appearances in his first season with Lorient, lack of playing time saw Douniama join AC Arles-Avignon in Ligue 2 on loan for the 2012–13 season.[12] The loan was terminated early in January 2013, as Douniama signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to return to Guingamp,[13] where he contributed to the club's promotion to Ligue 1.

During his two years in the top division with Guingamp, Douniama experienced winning the 2014 Coupe de France Final (as an unused substitute) and playing in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.[6] At the end of his contract in the summer of 2015, he left Guingamp, and on 10 September 2015, he signed a two-year contract with RC Strasbourg in Championnat National. The club was champion of the division at the end of the 2015–16 season, but Douniama was not in the plans of the coach the following season, and on 22 September 2016, it was reported that he had joined Saudi Arabian side Al Khaleej.[14]

By January 2017, Douniama was back in France, where he signed a contract until the end of the season with Championnat National side AS Lyon-Duchère. At the end of the season, he was released, and in July was part of the UNFP FC team (a team formed of professional players who are out of contract and looking for a club) that faced Ligue 2 side Chamois Niortais F.C..[15] In late September 2017, Douniama signed a contract with Championnat National 2 side US Granville.[16]

On 24 July 2019, Douniama joined SS Jeanne d'Arc.[17]

International career

Douniama made his international debut for the Congo national football team on 8 June 2008 in Republic of the Congo versus Sudan, a qualification match for the 2010 World Cup. His first international goal came in a friendly in Angola on 14 November 2014.[18]

International goals
Congo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Douniama goal.[2]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 14 November 2009Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola6 Angola1–11–1Friendly
2 11 November 2011Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe10 São Tomé and Príncipe1–05–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3 14 October 2012Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia16 Saudi Arabia2–02–3Friendly
4 1 June 2014Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo20 Namibia3–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Guingamp

Strasbourg

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References
  1. Ladislas Douniama player profile
  2. Ladislas Douniama at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Olympique Nimes Profile
  4. "Valenciennes - Nimes le match en direct" (in French). foot-national.com. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. "Nimes - Evian TG le match en direct" (in French). foot-national.com. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. "LADISLAS DOUNIAMA, UN EX DE LIGUE 1 SIGNE AU CLUB !" (in French). AS Lyon-Duchère official site. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. "Interview : Ladislas Douniama : "L'Europe, c'est exitant !"" (in French). Le Huffington Post. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. Ladislas Douniama signe à En Avant (in French) Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Guingamp - Rouen le match en direct" (in French). foot-national.com. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. "Gueugnon - Guingamp le match en direct" (in French). foot-national.com. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. "FC Lorient : Ladislas Douniama a signé" (in French). maville.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. "TRANSFERTS - DOUNIAMA À ARLES-AVIGNON" (in French). goal.com. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  13. "Guingamp : Ladislas Douniama nouvelle recrue" (in French). foot-national.com. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  14. "DOUNIAMA EN ARABIE SAOUDITE" (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace official site. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. "LADISLAS DOUNIAMA AVEC L'UNFP FC" (in French). actufoot.fr. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  16. "Football : Un ancien joueur de Guingamp (Ligue 1) signe à Granville (National 2) !" (in French). TendanceOuest.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  17. Stade Briochin. Ladislas Douniama s’envole pour la Réunion, letelegramme.fr, 24 July 2019
  18. Ladislas Douniama – FIFA competition record
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