Abdou Doumbia

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abdou Doumbia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|6|7}}

| birth_place = Le Blanc-Mesnil, France

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| position = Winger, forward

| currentclub = Caravaggio

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Blanc Mesnil{{cite press release|url=http://www.blancmesnil-sport-football.com/des-nouvelles-dabdou-doumbia|title=Des nouvelles d'Abdou DOUMBIA|date=9 October 2009|accessdate=16 August 2010|publisher=Blanc Mesnil Sport Football|language=French|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013102114/http://www.blancmesnil-sport-football.com/des-nouvelles-dabdou-doumbia|archivedate=13 October 2009}}

| youthyears2 = 2006–2007

| youthclubs2 = Paris FC

| youthyears3 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs3 = Noisy-le-Sec

| youthyears4 = 2008–2009

| youthclubs4 = Pescara

| years1 = 2008–2009

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| clubs1 = Pescara

| years2 = 2009–2010

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 8

| clubs2 = Santegidiese

| years3 = 2010–2012

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| clubs3 = Parma

| years4 = 2010–2011

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| clubs4 = → Atletico Roma (loan)

| years5 = 2011

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| clubs5 = → Ascoli (loan)

| years6 = 2011–2012

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 2

| clubs6 = → Como (loan)

| years7 = 2012–2013

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| clubs7 = Siena

| years8 = 2012–2013

| caps8 = 30

| goals8 = 7

| clubs8 = → San Marino (loan)

| years9 = 2013–2014

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| clubs9 = Parma

| years10 = 2013–2014

| caps10 = 25

| goals10 = 2

| clubs10 = → Lecce (loan)

| years11 = 2014–2019

| caps11 = 85

| goals11 = 17

| clubs11 = Lecce

| years12 = 2017–2018

| caps12 = 32

| goals12 = 9

| clubs12 = → Livorno (loan)

| years13 = 2019–2020

| caps13 = 25

| goals13 = 3

| clubs13 = Reggina

| years14 = 2020–2022

| caps14 = 47

| goals14 = 5

| clubs14 = Carrarese

| years15 = 2022–2023

| caps15 = 5

| goals15 = 0

| clubs15 = Virtus Entella

| years16 = 2023

| caps16 = 11

| goals16 = 0

| clubs16 = Pergolettese

| pcupdate = 20:32, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

| clubs17 = Caravaggio

| years17 = 2023–

| caps17 = 0

| goals17 = 0

}}

Abdou Doumbia (born 7 June 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serie D club Caravaggio.

Career

Born in France with French father and Malian mother, Doumbia spent most of his youth career in a suburb of Paris. He started his career with a club in Le Blanc-Mesnil aged eight, and spent a year each in Paris FC and Noisy-le-Sec.

Doumbia left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Pescara in 2008-09 season. Mainly a player of Berretti team, he made his first team debut on 8 October 2008, a Coppa Italia Lega Pro match that won Celano 4–0.{{cite press release|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1988&Itemid=2|title=CELANO-PESCARA: 0-4|date=8 October 2008|accessdate=16 August 2010|publisher=Pescara Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927151034/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1988&Itemid=2|archive-date=2011-09-27|url-status=dead}} He also played the second match that 3–5 lost to Foggia.{{cite press release|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2029&Itemid=2|title=Foggia-Pescara 5-3|date=29 October 2008|accessdate=16 August 2010|publisher=Pescara Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927151103/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2029&Itemid=2|archive-date=2011-09-27|url-status=dead}}

With Pescara, he scored 14 goals for the youth team.

Doumbia played for Serie D side Santegidiese in 2009–10 season, scoring 8 goals, his performance made Serie A side Parma offered him a contract near the end of season.{{cite news|url=http://www.abruzzocalciodilettanti.it/NewsDett.asp?cod=11194 |title=ABDOU DOUMBIA, IL SOGNO-PARMA SI AVVERA |date=13 April 2010 |accessdate=16 August 2010 |work=AbruzzoCalcioDilettanti.it |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722023459/http://www.abruzzocalciodilettanti.it/NewsDett.asp?cod=11194 |archivedate=22 July 2011 }}

=Parma=

Doumbia formally under contract with Parma on 1 July 2010. In July 2010 he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Atletico Roma on loan for €1,000,{{cite book|title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2011-06-30|trans-title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. financial report and accounts on 30 June 2011|url=https://www.registroimprese.it|date=2011|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|publication-place=Parma|format=PDF|language=Italian|url-access=subscription }} along with Gianluca Lapadula (loan), Abel Gigli (co-ownership deal for €500) and Alessio Tombesi (co-ownership deal for €50,000); as part of the deal that Lega Pro Seconda Divisione top-scorer Daniel Ciofani moved to opposite direction in another co-ownership deal for €300,000.{{cite press release|url=http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/news.php?nid=4920|title=ATLETICO ROMA: QUATTRO COLPI DI MERCATO CHE ARRIVANO DA PARMA |date=9 July 2010|accessdate=16 August 2010|publisher=Atletico Roma F.C.|language=Italian|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725025559/http://www.ciscocalcioroma.it/news.php?nid=4920|archivedate=25 July 2010|url-status=unfit}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.fcparma.com/settore-giovanile/archivio-settore-giovanile/7060-il-punto-sul-mercato-delle-giovanili-del-parma.html |title=Il punto sul mercato delle formazioni giovanili del Parma |date=10 July 2010 |accessdate=16 August 2010 |publisher=Parma F.C. |language=Italian |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005151216/http://fcparma.com/settore-giovanile/archivio-settore-giovanile/7060-il-punto-sul-mercato-delle-giovanili-del-parma.html |archivedate=5 October 2010 }}

Doumbia made his club debut on 8 August 2010, the opening match of the season. He replaced Francesco Mazzarani at extra time, which Atletico Roma lost 1–2 to Cremonese in the Coppa Italia match.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it//2010/agosto/09/ALTRE_PARTITE_ga_10_100809042.shtml|title=Altre partite|trans-title=Other games|date=9 August 2010|access-date=26 November 2017|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=RCS MediaGroup|publication-place=Milan|last1=Leone|first1=Valter|last2=Campitello|first2=Salvatore|language=Italian}}

On 11 January 2011 he was signed by Ascoli on loan for the remainder of the season.{{cite press release|url=http://www.ascolicalcio.net/altre_news.asp?id=6246 |title=Ufficiale: Doumbia e Calderoni bianconeri |trans-title=Official: Doumbia & Calderoni (to) the White-Blacks |date=11 January 2011 |accessdate=25 January 2011 |publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1898 |language=Italian |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309164932/http://www.ascolicalcio.net/altre_news.asp?id=6246 |archivedate=March 9, 2012 }}

In July 2011,{{cite press release|url=http://www.calciocomo1907.it/it/news.aspx?id=1511 |title=Prosegue la preparazione. Domani prima amichevole. |date=29 July 2011 |accessdate=28 August 2013 |publisher=Como Calcio |language=Italian |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928042107/http://www.calciocomo1907.it/it/news.aspx?id=1511 |archivedate=28 September 2011 }} he joined Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Como Calcio on a season-long loan deal.

=Siena & San Marino=

In June–July 2012 Parma and Siena made cashless player swap,{{cite book|title=A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio al 2012-06-30|trans-title=A.C. Siena S.p.A. financial report and accounts on 30 June 2012|date=2012|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|publication-place=Siena|type=PDF|language=Italian}} which saw Parma signed Gonçalo Brandão, Giuseppe Pacini, Andrea Rossi and Alessandro Iacobucci; while Siena signed Doumbia, Alberto Galuppo, Manuel Coppola and Paolo Hernán Dellafiore; both clubs also retained 50% registration rights on their players. 50% registration rights of both Doumbia and Pacini were tagged for €500,000;{{cite book|title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2012-06-30|trans-title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. financial report and accounts on 30 June 2012|date=2012|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|publication-place=Parma|type=PDF|language=Italian}} Doumbia left for San Marino Calcio in temporary deal soon after. In June 2013, the 8 co-ownership deals were renewed.

=Lecce=

In July 2013 Doumbia returned to Siena for the pre-season camp. On 30 July he left the camp in order to finalize a new transfer.{{cite press release|url=http://www.acsiena.it/2013/07/30/larrondo-e-doumbiahanno-lasciato-il-ritiro/|title=Larrondo e Doumbia hanno lasciato il ritiro|date=30 July 2013|accessdate=6 August 2013|publisher=A.C. Siena|language=Italian|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805041424/http://www.acsiena.it/2013/07/30/larrondo-e-doumbiahanno-lasciato-il-ritiro/|archivedate=5 August 2013|url-status=unfit}} On 20 August 2013 Doumbia returned to Parma outright for €100,000 (equal to the revenue received by Parma from Iacobucci).{{cite book|title=A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-06-30|trans-title=A.C. Siena S.p.A. financial report and accounts on 30 June 2013|date=2013|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|publication-place=Siena|type=PDF|language=Italian}}{{cite book|title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-06-30|trans-title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. financial report and accounts on 30 June 2013|date=2013|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|publication-place=Parma|type=PDF|language=Italian}} On 27 August 2013 Lecce announced the temporary deal of Doumbia,{{cite news|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/538327813638|title=Doumbia giallorosso|date=27 August 2013|accessdate=28 August 2013|publisher=U.S. Lecce|language=Italian}} which Lecce also received €260,000 from Parma as premi di valorizzazione.{{cite book|title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2014-06-30|trans-title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. financial report and accounts on 30 June 2014|date=2014|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|publication-place=Parma|type=PDF|language=Italian}} On 30 June 2014 Lecce signed Doumbia outright for €1 million; Parma signed Daniele Casiraghi in the same deal also for €1 million.{{cite press release|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/326532238854/doumbia-giallorosso-casiraghi-al-parma|title=Doumbia giallorosso, Casiraghi al Parma|date=30 June 2014|accessdate=9 September 2014|publisher=U.S. Lecce|language=Italian}} On 29 August 2016 Doumbia signed a new 2-year contract.{{cite press release|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/374447967750/prolungamento-del-contratto-con-doumbia|title=Prolungamento del contratto con Doumbia|date=29 August 2016|access-date=26 November 2017|publisher=U.S. Lecce|language=Italian}}

Doumbia spent four seasons at U.S. Lecce, amassing a total of 111 league appearances and 17 league goals.

=Livorno=

In July 2017 he moved to Livorno, in the Serie C, on loan.{{cite press release|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/357804969478/cessione-doumbia|title=Cessione Doumbia|date=21 July 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|publisher=U.S. Lecce|language=Italian}}

He returned to Lecce for the 2018-19 season, but was not included in the squad for the Serie B campaign. In January 2019 he moved to Serie C side Reggina on a permanent basis.

=Carrarese=

On 21 September 2020, he signed with Carrarese.{{cite press release|publisher=Carrarese|url=http://www.carraresecalcio.it/notizie/13-comunicati-stampa/1273-doumbia-a-carrara|title=Doumbia a Carrara|date=21 September 2020|language=Italian}}

=Entella=

On 1 September 2022, Doumbia moved to Virtus Entella.{{cite web|publisher=Virtus Entella|url=https://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/ufficiale-doumbia-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-biancoceleste/|title=Ufficiale, Doumbia è un nuovo giocatore biancoceleste|date=1 September 2022|access-date=20 September 2022|language=it}}

=Pergolettese=

On 31 January 2023, Doumbia joined Pergolettese.{{cite web|publisher=Pergolettese|url=https://www.uspergolettese1932.it/news/alla-pergolettese-l-attaccante-abdou-doumbia.php|title=ALLA PERGOLETTESE L'ATTACCANTE ABDOU DOUMBIA|date=31 January 2023|access-date=2 February 2023|language=it}}

= Caravaggio =

On 10 November 2023, Doumbia joined Serie D side USD Caravaggio.{{Cite web |last=Zerbi |first=Paolo |date=10 November 2023 |title=Caravaggio, per il dopo Marrazzo ecco Doumbia |trans-title=Caravaggio, for after Marrazzo here is Doumbia |url=https://paolozerbi.com/caravaggio-per-il-dopo-marrazzo-ecco-doumbia/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=Paolozerbi.com |language=it-IT}}