Cheick_Doukouré
Cheick Doukouré
Ivorian footballer
Cheick Yves Doukouré (born 11 September 1992)[2] is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Greek Super League club Aris.
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Doukouré with Lorient | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheick Yves Doukouré[1] | ||
| Birth name | Cheick Kader Doukouré | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Cocody, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Aubervilliers | ||
| 2007–2010 | Lorient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Lorient II | 42 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Lorient | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Épinal (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Metz II | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Metz | 58 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Levante | 35 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Huesca (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Leganés | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Aris | 35 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Ivory Coast | 20 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2018 | |||
Born in Cocody, Ivory Coast, Doukouré moved to France at early age. He acquired French nationality on 13 September 2004, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization, and legally changed his first name from Cheick Kader to Cheick Yves.[3]
Lorient
Doukouré joined FC Lorient's youth setup in 2007, from FCM Aubervilliers. After featuring regularly for the reserves, he made his first team – and Ligue 1 – debut on 7 August 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yann Jouffre in a 2–2 away draw against AJ Auxerre.
After being rarely used, Doukouré was loaned to Championnat National side SAS Épinal for one year on 27 July 2012.[4] Upon returning, he started to feature more regularly, and scored his first goal for the club on 10 May 2014 in a 1–0 away success over Lyon.
Metz
On 20 June 2014, Doukouré joined fellow first division side FC Metz on a free transfer.[5] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, replacing Fadil Sido in a 0–0 draw at Lille OSC.
Doukouré appeared in 20 matches during the 2014–15 season, as his side suffered relegation. The following campaign, he appeared rarely as his side returned to the main category; in 2017, he also wore the captain armband in some matches.
Levante
On 4 August 2017, Doukouré signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD. The transfer fee paid to Metz was reported as €1.5 million.[6][7] He made his debut in the category on 21 August, coming on as a substitute for Enis Bardhi in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF.[8]
On 2 September 2019, Doukouré was loaned to Segunda División side SD Huesca for the season.[9]
Leganés
On 23 July 2021, Doukouré signed a one-year deal with CD Leganés in the second division.[10] The following 29 January, he left the club.[11]
Aris
On 29 January 2022, Aris Thessaloniki officially announced the signing of Cheick Doukouré on an 2 1/2-year contract.
After representing France at the under-18 and under-19 levels, Doukouré subsequently switched allegiance back to his home country Ivory Coast. On 11 January 2015, he made his full international debut for the latter, starting in a 1–0 friendly win against Nigeria.
Club
- As of match played 9 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lorient | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Épinal (loan) | 2012–13 | Championnat National | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Metz | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 63 | 2 | ||||
| Levante | 2017–18 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | |||||
| Huesca (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Leganés | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Aris | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 43 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 188 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 9 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2018 | Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast |  Central African Republic | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Ivory Coast
- "Acta del Partido celebrado el 24 de febrero de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 24 February 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- Player details, Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015
- "JORF n° 0214 du 14 septembre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16100. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- "Lorient: Doukouré prêté à Epinal" [Lorient: Doukouré loaned to Epinal] (in French). Mercato 365. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- "Metz: C.Doukouré débarque" [Metz: C.Doukouré arrives] (in French). Mercato 365. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- "Football : Cheick Doukouré (FC Metz) file à Levante". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Cheick Doukouré se compromete con el Levante por las cuatro próximas temporadas" [Cheick Doukouré signs for Levante for the following four seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- "La Liga echaba de menos a Morales" [La Liga was missing Morales] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Cheick Doukouré jugará cedido en la SD Huesca tras el acuerdo alcanzado con el club oscense" [Cheick Doukouré will play on loan at SD Huesca after the agreement reached with the oscense club] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "El C.D. Leganés incorpora a Cheick Doukouré para fortalecer su centro del campo" [C.D. Leganées sign Cheick Doukouré to bolster the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "El C.D. Leganés y Cheick Doukouré no continuarán juntos" [C.D. Leganés and Cheick Doukouré will not continue together] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Doukouré, Cheick". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- Cheick Doukouré at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Cheick Doukouré at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Cheick Doukouré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Cheick Doukouré at BDFutbol
- Cheick Doukouré at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cheick Doukouré at Soccerbase
- Cheick Doukouré at Soccerway
