Cheick Doucouré
![]() Doucouré with Lens in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | 45 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Mali U17 | 8 | (0) |
2018– | Mali | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 25 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 18 June 2023 (UTC) |
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.
Club career
[edit]Lens
[edit]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
[edit]On 11 July 2022, Doucouré was signed by English club Crystal Palace on a five-year contract.[3] In his first season, he was named the club's Player of the Year.[4]
On 25 November 2023, Doucouré sustained an Achilles injury in a 2–1 loss to Luton Town, likely ruling him out for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[5] On 28 February 2024, he extended his contract with Palace until 2029.[6]
International career
[edit]In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team.[7] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 25 November 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lens II | 2017–18[9] | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2019–20[10] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
Lens | 2018–19[11] | Ligue 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
2019–20[12] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2020–21[13] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2021–22[14] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
Total | 115 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 8 | ||
Crystal Palace | 2022–23[15] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
2023–24[16] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
Career total | 165 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 8 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 June 2023[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mali | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Crystal Palace Player of the Season: 2022–23[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cheick Doucoure: Crystal Palace midfielder might miss rest of season with Achilles injury". BBC Sport. 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Cheick Doucouré signs new long-term Palace contract". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 February 2024.
- ^ 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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website