Cheick Doucouré
{{short description|Malian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Distinguish|Cheick Doukouré|Cheik Doukouré}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cheick Doucouré
| image = Lens - Sochaux (23-11-2019) 81.jpg
| caption = Doucouré with Lens in 2019
| full_name = Cheick Oumar Doucouré{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2786707 |title=2022/23 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=14 September 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bamako, Mali
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Crystal Palace
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 = 2009–2017
| youthclubs1 = JMG Academy Bamako
| youthyears2 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs2 = Real Bamako
| youthyears3 = 2018
| youthclubs3 = Lens
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Lens II
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2022
| clubs2 = Lens
| caps2 = 115
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Crystal Palace
| caps3 = 57
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Mali U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2023
| nationalteam2 = Mali
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 17:00, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{English football updater|CrystalP}} club Crystal Palace.
Club career
=Lens=
Doucouré developed as a youth player at JMG Academy Bamako. He then spent the 2016–17 season with Real Bamako before moving the following season to Lens. Doucouré quickly cemented his place at Lens in the 2018–19 Ligue 2 campaign with him playing a total of 34 games across all competitions that season.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-22|title=Cheick Doucoure 2019/20 - scout report|url=https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/cheick-doucoure-201920-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Total Football Analysis Magazine|language=en-GB}}
=Crystal Palace=
On 11 July 2022, Doucouré was signed by English club Crystal Palace on a five-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Crystal Palace|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/crystal-palace-sign-midfielder-cheick-doucoure-from-lens/2022-07-11/|title=Crystal Palace sign midfielder Cheick Doucouré from Lens|date=11 July 2022|access-date=11 July 2022}} In his first season, he was named the club's Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/cheick-doucoure-wins-crystal-palace-player-of-the-season-2022-23/|title=Cheick Doucouré wins Crystal Palace Player of the Season 22/23|date=24 May 2023|publisher=Crystal Palace F.C.|accessdate=19 June 2023}}
On 25 November 2023, Doucouré sustained an Achilles injury in a 2–1 loss to Luton Town, likely ruling him out for the rest of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67547552|title=Cheick Doucoure: Crystal Palace midfielder might miss rest of season with Achilles injury|date=27 November 2023|website=BBC Sport}} On 28 February 2024, he extended his contract with Palace until 2029.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/cheick-doucoure-new-long-term-contract-crystal-palace/|title=Cheick Doucouré signs new long-term Palace contract|date=28 February 2024|website=Crystal Palace F.C.}}
International career
In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45771646|title=Mali name squad for Afcon qualifiers against Burundi|date=6 October 2018|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 August 2019|first=Danesius|last=Marteh}} He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.lensois.com/c-doucoure-et-s-diarra-victorieux-et-qualifies-pour-la-can-2019-avec-le-mali/|title=C. Doucouré et S. Diarra victorieux et qualifiés pour la CAN 2019 avec le Mali - Lensois.com|date=18 November 2018|website=lensois.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 4 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Lens II
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|114825|2017|access-date=9 August 2021}} |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|114825|2019|access-date=9 August 2021}}
|Championnat National 2 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Lens
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|114825|2018|access-date=9 August 2021}} |27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in Ligue 1 promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|114825|2019|access-date=9 August 2021}}
|Ligue 2 |21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|114825|2020|access-date=9 August 2021}}
|33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|114825|2021|access-date=9 August 2021}}
|Ligue 1 |34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!115 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 8 |
| rowspan="4"|Crystal Palace
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|114825|2022|access-date=15 August 2022}} |34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|114825|2023|access-date=12 August 2023}}
|Premier League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|114825|2024|access-date=12 August 2024}}
|Premier League |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 60 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!177 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 8 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 18 June 2023}}{{NFT|72608}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Mali
|2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 12 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Crystal Palace Player of the Season: 2022–23{{Cite web |date=24 May 2023 |title=Cheick Doucouré wins Crystal Palace Player of the Season 22/23 |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/cheick-doucoure-wins-crystal-palace-player-of-the-season-2022-23/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Crystal Palace F.C. |language=}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/cheick-oumar-doucour-/ Profile] at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
{{Crystal Palace F.C. squad}}
{{Mali squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Bamako
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Malian men's footballers
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Mali men's international footballers
Category:Mali men's youth international footballers
Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Malian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in France