Rayane Sami Doucouré (born 30 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Red Star. Born in France, he is a Guinea youth international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayane Sami Doucouré[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pantin, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | CMS de Pantin | ||
| 2012–2014 | Solitaires Paris Est | ||
| 2014–2016 | Red Star | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Rennes B | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Guingamp B | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bordeaux | 19 | (1) |
| 2023– | Red Star | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Guinea U23 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Life and career
editDoucouré was born on 30 March 2001 in Pantin, France. He is a native of Paris, France.[2] He was born to a Guinean father and Moroccan mother.[3]
In 2010, he joined the youth academy of French side CMS de Pantin. In 2012, he joined the youth academy of French side Solitaires Paris Est. In 2014, he joined the youth academy of French side Red Star. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of French side Rennes. He started his senior career with the club's reserve team. In 2021, he signed for French side Guingamp B. In 2022, he signed for French side Bordeaux. In 2023, Doucouré signed for French side Red Star. He helped the club win the league.[4]
Doucouré has been called up to represent Guinea internationally. He is eligible to represent Guinea internationally through his father. He was called up to the Guinea national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5] He previously represented France internationally at youth level. He played for the France national under-16 football team, France national under-17 football team, France national under-18 football team, and the France national under-19 football team.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Ascension remarquable de Rayane Doucouré du Red Star". senego.com. 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Mondial 2018: la Tunisie compte sur ses binationaux". RFI. 17 June 2018.
- ^ "le rêve olympique du défenseur guinéen Rayane Doucouré". rfi.fr. 18 June 2024.
- ^ "focus sur Rayane Doucouré et Aliou Badara Baldé". conakrysports.com. 22 May 2024.
- ^ Rayane Doucouré at Soccerway