Ousmane Doumbia

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ousmane Doumbia

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Adjamé, Ivory Coast

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = Lugano

| clubnumber = 20

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Athlétic Adjamé | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = → Servette (loan) | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Servette | caps3 = 60 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Yverdon Sport | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017–2020 | clubs5 = Winterthur | caps5 = 96 | goals5 = 13

| years6 = 2020–2022 | clubs6 = Zürich | caps6 = 65 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = Lugano | caps7 = 60 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = → Chicago Fire (loan) | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 0

| club-update = 29 December 2024

}}

Ousmane Doumbia (born 21 May 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Lugano.

Career

Doumbia began his career with Athlétic Adjamé in the Ivory Coast, before moving to Switzerland with Servette. He spent his early career in the Swiss Challenge League with Servette and Winterthur.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lematin.ch/story/lincroyable-renaissance-dousmane-doumbia-808431751862|title=Ousmane Doumbia raconte son incroyable renaissance|newspaper=Lematin.ch |date=28 October 2020|via=www.lematin.ch}}

On 10 October 2020, Doumbia signed a professional contract with FC Zürich.{{Cite web|url=http://lekpakpatosportif.net/mercato-suisse-ousmane-doumbia-decouvre-la-super-league/|title=Mercato / Suisse : Ousmane Doumbia découvre la Super League|date=10 October 2020}} he made his professional debut with Zürich in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over FC Basel on 4 November 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/04/switzerland/super-league/fc-zurich/fc-basel/3361624/|title=Zürich vs. Basel - 4 November 2020 - Soccerway|website=soccerway}}

On 13 June 2022, Doumbia joined Lugano on a four-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Lugano|url=https://www.fclugano.com/ousmane-doumbia-e-bianconero-2/|title=OUSMANE DOUMBIA È BIANCONERO|date=13 June 2022|access-date=28 June 2022|language=it}} On 28 June 2023, Doumbia joined Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on loan for the remainder of their 2023 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/report-chicago-fire-finalizing-deal-for-midfielder-ousmane-doumbia|title=Chicago Fire acquire midfielder Ousmane Doumbia from FC Lugano | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}

Personal life

Doumbia is the brother of the Ivorian international footballer Seydou Doumbia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2013/08/21/ousmane-doumbia-livoirien-frere-de-seydou-signe-au-servette-geneve/|title=Ousmane Doumbia: l'Ivoirien, frère de Seydou, signe au Servette Genève ! - Africa Top Sports|first1=2021 02 18Pari SportifQuel bonus Bingoal offre-t-il à ses joueurs|last1=belges?|first2=2021 02 16Pari SportifSéville-Borussia Dortmund: prévisions et taux d’un|last2=expert|first3=2021 02 16Pari SportifRB Leipzig-Liverpool : prévisions et paris d’un|last3=expert|first4=2021 02 13Pari SportifSouthampton-Wolverhampton: prévisions et paris d’un|last4=expert|date=21 August 2013 }}