Souleyman Keli Doumbia (born 24 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.[3]

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Souleyman Doumbia
Thumb
Doumbia with Angers in 2020
Personal information
Full name Souleyman Keli Doumbia[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Standard Liège
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Paris Saint-Germain B 15 (0)
2016–2018 Bari 5 (0)
2017Vicenza (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018Grasshoppers (loan) 32 (0)
2018 Grasshoppers 15 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes II 4 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes 8 (0)
2020Angers (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2024 Angers 78 (0)
2024– Standard Liège 9 (0)
International career
2015 Ivory Coast U20 3 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
2019– Ivory Coast 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2023
Close

Club career

Early career

Doumbia was part of the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy from 2009 to 2016.[4] In the summer of 2016, he was transferred to Serie B club Bari, where he made his professional debut on 22 October versus Trapani.[5] On 31 January 2017, Doumbia joined fellow Serie B side Vicenza on loan.[6][7]

Rennes

In January 2019 he signed a three-year contract with Rennes.[8]

Angers

In January 2020, Doumbia joined Angers 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.[9][10]

Standard Liège

On 24 January 2024, Doumbia joined Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège on a contract until the end of the season with the option for a further year.[11]

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.[12] He also started for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s.[13] He made his Ivory Coast national football team debut on 15 June 2019 in a friendly against Uganda, as a starter.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2022–23 season.[3]
More information Club, Season ...
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain II 2013–14 CFA 000000
2014–15 500050
2015–16 10000100
Total 15000150
Bari 2016–17 Serie B 50000050
Vicenza (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 30000030
Grasshoppers (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 3203000350
Grasshoppers 2018–19 Swiss Super League 1501000160
Rennes 2018–19 Ligue 1 700020000090
2019–20 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Angers (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Angers 2020–21 Ligue 1 27 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 27 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 24 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
Total 78 0 4 0 0 0 82 0
Career total 1610802020001730
Close

    References

    Wikiwand in your browser!

    Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

    Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.

    Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.