Souleyman Doumbia

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

Souleyman Doumbia

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)
Playing 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	0	(0)
National team^‡
2015	Ivory Coast U20	3	(0)
2015	Ivory Coast U23	2	(0)
2019–	Ivory Coast	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:13, 10 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2019

Club 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]

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

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 12 June 2019.[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain II	2013–14	CFA	0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2014–15		5	0	—		—		—		0	0	5	0
	2015–16		10	0	—		—		—		0	0	10	0
	Total		15	0	—		—		—		0	0	15	0
Bari	2016–17	Serie B	5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Vicenza (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	3	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
Grasshoppers (loan)	2017–18	Swiss Super League	32	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	35	0
Grasshoppers	2018–19	Swiss Super League	15	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	16	0
Rennes	2018–19	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			77	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	83	0

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.

External links

• Souleyman Doumbia at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Souleyman Doumbia at National-Football-Teams.com