Idrissa Doumbia (born 14 April 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli and the Ivory Coast national team.

Idrissa Doumbia
Doumbia playing for Akhmat Grozny in 2018
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Doumbia
Date of birth (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al Ahli
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2016 ES Bingerville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Anderlecht 2 (0)
2017–2018Zulte Waregem (loan) 25 (1)
2018–2019 Akhmat Grozny 16 (1)
2019–2023 Sporting CP 34 (1)
2020–2021Huesca (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2022Zulte Waregem (loan) 19 (0)
2022–2023Alanyaspor (loan) 25 (2)
2023– Al Ahli 0 (0)
International career
2016 Ivory Coast U20 1 (0)
2019 Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
2021 Ivory Coast Olympic 1 (0)
2023– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

Club career

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Doumbia made his Anderlecht debut on 30 July 2016 in the first game of the Jupiler Pro League 2016–17 season against Royal Excel Mouscron.[2] In the 2017 Belgian Super Cup he made his first start for Zulte Waregem, against his parent club, Anderlecht.

On 29 June 2018, he signed with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[3]

On 15 January 2019, he moved to Portugal, signing a contract with Sporting until 2024 with a €60 million release clause.[4] On 5 October of the following year, he was loaned to La Liga side SD Huesca, for one year.[5]

On 31 August 2021, he returned to Zulte Waregem on loan for the 2021–22 season.[6]

On 5 August 2022, Sporting loaned Doumbia to Turkish side Alanyaspor for the 2022–23 season.[7]

On 26 June 2023, Doumbia joined Qatar Stars League side Al-Ahli SC on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract;[8] with Sporting CP keeping 50% of his economic rights.[9]

International career

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Doumbia made his debut for the Ivory Coast U20 in a 3–2 friendly win over the Qatar U20s on 21 March 2016.[10][11]

Doumbia debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[12][13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 June 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2016–17[15] Belgian First Division A 2 0 1 0 2[c] 0 5 0
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2017–18[15] 25 1 1 0 5[c] 0 3[d] 0 34 1
Akhmat Grozny 2018–19[16] Russian Premier League 16 1 1 0 17 1
Sporting CP 2018–19[17] Primeira Liga 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2019–20[17] 22 0 1 0 3 0 8[c] 0 1[e] 0 35 0
Total 34 1 3 0 3 0 8 0 1 0 49 1
Huesca (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 23 0 2 0 25 0
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 19 0 2 0 21 0
Alanyaspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 25 2 2 1 27 3
Career total 144 5 12 1 3 0 15 0 4 0 178 6

Honours

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Sporting

Ivory Coast U23

Ivory Coast

References

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  1. ^ "Idrissa Doumbia". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. Anderlecht - 30 July 2016 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Магомед Даудов: Мы подписали контракт с Идриссом Думбия. Желаю ему удачи в ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Comunicado por Idrissa Doumbia" [Press release on Idrissa Doumbia] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Idrissa Doumbia, potencia y buen trato de balón para la medular" [Idrissa Doumbia, power and ball control for the midfield] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Idrissa Doumbia gaat ALL-IN voor Essevee" (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Oficial: Alanyaspor apresenta Doumbia" [Official: Alanyaspor announces Doumbia]. www.record.pt. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Idrissa Doumbia deixa o Sporting em definitivo e muda-se para o Qatar" [Idrissa Doumbia leaves Sporting definitively and moves to Qatar]. SAPO Desporto. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Sporting divulga números do mercado de transferências" [Sporting discloses transfer market numbers] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Doumbia sera le premier transfert de l'été anderlechtois". 6 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché – Sport-ivoire.ci". 22 March 2016.
  12. ^ Marc, ALLA Jean (14 March 2019). "CAN U23 : Nicolas Tié, Kouamé Christian, Guiagon Parfait… les surprises du chef Kamara". Mondialsport.net.
  13. ^ "CAF – Competitions – Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations – Match Details". cafonline.com.
  14. ^ Idrissa Doumbia at Soccerway
  15. ^ a b "Idrissa Doumbia » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ^ Idrissa Doumbia at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  17. ^ a b Idrissa Doumbia at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  18. ^ Nogueira, Carlos (26 May 2019). "Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época" [Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  19. ^ "CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  20. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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