Souleyman Doumbia

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Souleyman Doumbia
Doumbia with Angers in 2020
Personal information
Full name Souleyman Keli Doumbia[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Charlotte FC
(on loan from Standard Liège)
Number 21
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)
2017 → Vicenza (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Grasshoppers (loan) 32 (0)
2018 Grasshoppers 15 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes II 4 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes 8 (0)
2020 → Angers (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2023 Angers 78 (0)
2024– Standard Liège 21 (0)
2025– → Charlotte FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Ivory Coast U20 3 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
2019– Ivory Coast 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2025

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

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]

Charlotte FC

On 12 March 2025, Doumbia would move to the United States joining Charlotte FC on loan for their 2025 season.[12]

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

Career statistics

Club

As of As of March 13, 2025.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain II 2013–14 CFA 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0
2014–15 5 0 — — — 0 0 5 0
2015–16 10 0 — — — 0 0 10 0
Total 15 0 — — — 0 0 15 0
Bari 2016–17 Serie B 5 0 0 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 — — — 0 0 5 0
Vicenza (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 3 0 0 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 — — — 0 0 3 0
Grasshoppers (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 32 0 3 0 — — 0 0 35 0
Grasshoppers 2018–19 Swiss Super League 15 0 1 0 — — 0 0 16 0
Total 47 0 4 0 — — 0 0 51 0
Rennes 2018–19 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
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
Standard Liège 2023-24 Belgian Pro League 11 0 0 0 — — 0 0 11 0
2024-25 Belgian Pro League 10 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 11 0
Total 21 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 22 0
Charlotte FC 2025 MLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 182 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 198 0

References

  1. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Souleyman Doumbia". Angers SCO. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Souleyman Doumbia profile". Soccerway. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Doumbia Souleyman - Fiche Joueur - Equipe Pro - PSG.fr".
  5. ^ "Bari : Arrivée de Souleyman Doumbia (ex-PSG) - Mercato 365".
  6. ^ "Souleyman Doumbia è biancorosso!" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Mercato, Doumbia in prestito al Vicenza" (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ "SOULEYMAN DOUMBIA, NOUVEAU DÉFENSEUR ROUGE ET NOIR". staderennais.com. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Transferts: Souleyman Doumbia rejoint Angers jusqu'en 2023 (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. ^ Rablat, Cedric (8 July 2020). "Angers lève l'option d'achat de Souleyman Doumbia". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Souleyman DOUMBIA rejoint les Rouches" [Souleyman DOUMBIA joins Rouches]. standard.be/fr (in French). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ^ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC Acquire Defender Souleyman Doumbia on Loan From Standard Liège | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
  13. ^ "Doumbia et Meité avec les Eléphanteaux - psg.fr".
  14. ^ "FRANCE Espoirs - COTE D'IVOIRE Espoirs : Large victoire pour les Bleuets. (5-1)". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Ivory Coast v Uganda game report". ESPN. 15 June 2019.