Abdoulaye Doucouré
Doucouré playing for Rennes 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)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
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) |
2016–2020 | Watford | 129 | (17) |
2016 | → Granada (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2020– | Everton | 49 | (4) |
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 23:05, 17 March 2022 (UTC) |
Abdoulaye Doucouré (born 1 January 1993) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton.
Early life[]
Doucouré was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines,[4] to Malian parents. His cousin Ladji Doucouré is a French track and field athlete.[5]
Club career[]
Rennes[]
Doucouré made his debut in the Ligue 1 during the 2012–2013 season for Rennes, having come through their youth system.[6]
Watford[]
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On 1 February 2016, Doucouré signed to Premier League club Watford for an undisclosed fee and immediately went on loan to La Liga club Granada CF on loan.[7] He made his first La Liga appearance one week later, when he came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Adalberto Peñaranda in a 1–2 home loss against Real Madrid.[8] Doucouré scored his first goal for Watford on 4 March 2017, netting an injury time consolation as Watford lost 3–4 to Southampton.[9]
Doucouré scored seven goals and made two assists in the 2017–18 season, with five goals and six assists the year after.[10] He was named "Player of the Season" for the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]
Everton[]
On 8 September 2020, Premier League club Everton announced that they had signed Doucouré from Watford for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £20m.[12] He signed a three-year deal with a club option for a fourth season.[13] Doucouré made his debut on 13 September during Everton's first game of the 2020–21 season, 1–0 win away from home against Tottenham Hotspur.[14] Doucouré scored his first Everton goal with a powerful header in a 3–2 away win against Fulham on 22 November 2020 in a Premier League fixture.[15] He scored again against Manchester United in a 3–3 draw on 6 February 2021 at Old Trafford when he tapped in from close range.[16] On 12 March, Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said that Doucouré had suffered a fractured foot in training thus ruling him out for 8–10 weeks. Ancelotti said he hoped Doucouré would return to the team before the end of the season.[17]
International career[]
Doucouré played for France at U21 level.[citation needed] In March 2019, he was approached by the Mali FA over representing the African country at international level. He is eligible to play for Mali, the country of his parents, but rejected their approach.[18]
In February 2020, Doucouré said in an interview that he was targeting a place in the France national team but he also remained open to represent the Mali national team.[19] In September 2020, Doucouré was called up by Mali for upcoming matches against Ghana on 9 October and Iran on 13 October in Turkey,[20] which he rejected due to his desire to play for France under Didier Deschamps.[21]
In February 2022, Mali FA President Baviuex Touré told the media that he was in negotiation with Doucouré, hoping that he would switch his international allegiance from France in time to feature in their World Cup play-offs in March.[22]
In March 2022, Doucouré finally accepted a call-up from Mali and is in line to make his international debut this month as Mali push for World Cup qualification. [23]
Style of play[]
Former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has said of Doucouré that "he can play everywhere on the pitch. He can play number 10, in behind, in front of the defence, his work defensively is really good. He is learning a lot tactically as well. He has a fantastic ability for the transition when we catch the ball. He is fantastic box-to-box."[24]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 17 March 2022[25]
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 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
Rennes | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | |
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 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 | Premier League | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
2019–20 | Premier League | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
Total | 129 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 17 | ||
Everton | 2020–21 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
2021–22 | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 49 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
Career total | 291 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 328 | 40 |
Honours[]
Watford
Individual
References[]
- ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Doucouré: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Doucouré: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Doucoure". Goal. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Watford's Abdoulaye Doucouré: 'Being the second-youngest of eight has helped'". The Guardian. 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Watford sign Abdoulaye Doucoure from Rennes in club record deal". EuroSport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Watford sign Abdoulaye Doucoure and Adalberto Penaranda". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Ames, Nick (February 7, 2016). "Granada v Real Madrid: La Liga – as it happened" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Watford 3–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Thank you, Abdoulaye". DominicBaker. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "End of Season Awards: Winners". Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ "Everton transfer plans explained after Abdoulaye Doucoure, Allan and James Rodriguez signings". Liverpool Echo. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Everton Sign Doucoure From Watford". Everton F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Calvert-Lewin earns Everton win at Spurs". BBC Sport. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Calvert-Lewin scores twice as Everton beat Fulham". BBC Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Late Calvert-Lewin goal denies Man Utd". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Doucoure: Everton midfielder out for up to 10 weeks". BBC Sport. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Doucouré contacted by Mali".
- ^ "Watford's Abdoulaye Doucouré waits on French call up, but open to Mali invite".
- ^ "Mali call up Doucoure and Adama Traore for friendly internationals". Reuters. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Doucouré has rejected a call-up from Mali". Get French Football News. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure 'in negotiations' to switch allegiance from France". Liverpool Echo. 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Doucs is in line to make his international debut this month as Mali push for World Cup qualification". Twitter. 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Ancelotti tips Doucoure for France, lauds Everton defensive concentration". Royal Blue Mersey. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "A. Doucouré". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 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. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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