Douhou Pierre

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| name = Douhou Pierre

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| fullname = Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| currentclub = DSK Shivajians

| clubnumber = 10

| position = Attacking midfielder

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| youthclubs1 = JMG Academy

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = True Sport Arsenal

| years1 = 2007

| clubs1 = Hoàng Anh Gia Lai

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| years2 = 2007–2009

| clubs2 = Mahindra United

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| years3 = 2009–2014

| clubs3 = Pune

| caps3 = 49

| goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2014–2016

| clubs4 = Salgaocar

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = DSK Shivajians

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 4

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| club-update = 17:41, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre (born 21 December 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for DSK Shivajians in the I-League.{{cite web|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|title=Old Candy in New Wrapper: DSK Shivajians have got basics right but lack excitement|date=20 January 2016|access-date=16 February 2024|website=thefangarage.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128101957/https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|archive-date=28 January 2023|location=Pune}}

Career

=Early career=

Born in Abidjan, Douhou started his career at the JMG Academy which was founded by former France international Jean-Marc Guillou.{{cite web|title=Douche Pierre|url=http://punefc.com/?player=douhou-pierre|work=Pune Football Club|access-date=25 December 2013|archive-date=28 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228095319/http://punefc.com/?player=douhou-pierre|url-status=live}} While at the academy, Douhou played with future Ivorian internationals, such as Emmanuel Eboué and Salomon Kalou. He then went off to Thailand and Vietnam to train at those branches of the JMG Academy, where he then went on to play for True Sport Arsenal CF in Thailand.

Douhou's professional career began in 2007, when he signed for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai of the V.League 1, where he stayed for six months before signing for Mahindra United in the I-League of India.

=Pune=

In 2009, Douhou signed for Pune in the I-League.{{cite web|title=Douhou Pierre back in Pune FC fold|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/top-stories/30109703_1_chirag-tanna-mandjou-keita-pune-fc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227042707/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/top-stories/30109703_1_chirag-tanna-mandjou-keita-pune-fc|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 December 2013}} After playing for the club in the 2009–10 season, Douhou left football for a season. He returned to the club on 13 September 2011. At the end of the 2011–12 I-League season, Douhou was voted "Pune FC Player of The Year".{{cite web|title=Douhou Pierre Pune FC Player of the year|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/douhou-pierre-pune-fc-player-of-the-yearexpress-news-serviceexpress-news-service/943751/|work=Indian Express|accessdate=25 December 2013|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416065345/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/douhou-pierre-pune-fc-player-of-the-yearexpress-news-serviceexpress-news-service/|url-status=live}}

=Salgaocar=

On 9 May 2014, Douhou signed for Salgaocar, after spending five years with Pune.{{cite web|title=Douhou Pierre roped in by Salgaocar FC|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Douhou-Pierre-roped-in-by-Salgaocar-FC/articleshow/34878871.cms|work=Times of India|access-date=11 June 2014|archive-date=14 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614205356/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/douhou-pierre-roped-in-by-salgaocar-fc/articleshow/34878871.cms|url-status=live}}