Cheick Doucouré
Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Mali national team.
_81.jpg.webp) Doucouré with Lens in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheick Oumar Doucouré[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | JMG Academy Bamako | ||
| 2016–2018 | Real Bamako | ||
| 2018 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Lens II | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Lens | 115 | (6) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 41 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Mali U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Mali | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 21 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 18 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Lens
Doucouré developed as a youth player at JMG Academy Bamako. He then spent his 2016/17 season with AS Real Bamako before moving the following season to RC Lens. Doucouré quickly cemented his place at Lens in the 2018–19 Ligue 2 campaign with him playing a total of 34 games across all competitions that season.[2]
Crystal Palace
On 11 July 2022, Doucouré signed a five-year contract with Crystal Palace.[3] In his first season with Crystal Palace he won the Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year.[4]
International career
In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team.[5] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2017–18[7] | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[8] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Lens | 2018–19[9] | Ligue 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2019–20[10] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[11] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22[12] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 115 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 8 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2022–23[13] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[14] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 155 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 172 | 8 | ||
References
- "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- "Cheick Doucoure 2019/20 - scout report". Total Football Analysis Magazine. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Crystal Palace sign midfielder Cheick Doucouré from Lens". Crystal Palace. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "Cheick Doucouré wins Crystal Palace Player of the Season 22/23". Crystal Palace F.C. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- Marteh, Danesius (6 October 2018). "Mali name squad for Afcon qualifiers against Burundi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "C. Doucouré et S. Diarra victorieux et qualifiés pour la CAN 2019 avec le Mali - Lensois.com". lensois.com. 18 November 2018.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "Games played by Cheick Doucouré in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Cheick Doucouré at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Cheick Doucouré wins Crystal Palace Player of the Season 22/23". Crystal Palace F.C. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheick Doucouré.
- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
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