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Abdoulaye Doucouré (born 1 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Abdoulaye Doucouré

Doucouré playing for Rennes in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Abdoulaye Doucouré[1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Meulan-en-Yvelines, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Everton
Number	16
Youth career
2004–2007	OFC Les Mureaux
2007–2012	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Rennes B	23	(2)
2012–2016	Rennes	75	(12)
2016–2020	Watford	129	(17)
2016	→ Granada (loan)	15	(0)
2020–	Everton	66	(4)
National team‡
2009–2010	France U17	19	(1)
2010	France U18	5	(1)
2011–2012	France U19	7	(0)
2012–2013	France U20	3	(1)
2014	France U21	1	(0)
2022–	Mali	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Doucouré was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines,[4] to Malian parents. His cousin Ladji Doucouré is a French track and field athlete.[5]

Club career

Rennes

Doucouré made his debut in the Ligue 1 during the 2012–2013 season for Rennes, having come through their youth system.[6]

Watford

On 1 February 2016, Doucouré signed to Premier League club Watford for an undisclosed fee and immediately went on loan to La Liga club Granada CF on loan.[7] He made his first La Liga appearance one week later, when he came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Adalberto Peñaranda in a 1–2 home loss against Real Madrid.[8] Doucouré scored his first goal for Watford on 4 March 2017, netting an injury time consolation as Watford lost 3–4 to Southampton.[9]

Doucouré scored seven goals and made two assists in the 2017–18 season, with five goals and six assists the year after.[10] He was named "Player of the Season" for the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]

Everton

On 8 September 2020, Premier League club Everton announced that they had signed Doucouré from Watford for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £20m.[12] He signed a three-year deal with a club option for a fourth season.[13] Doucouré made his debut on 13 September during Everton's first game of the 2020–21 season, 1–0 win away from home against Tottenham Hotspur.[14] Doucouré scored his first Everton goal with a powerful header in a 3–2 away win against Fulham on 22 November 2020 in a Premier League fixture.[15] He scored again against Manchester United in a 3–3 draw on 6 February 2021 at Old Trafford when he tapped in from close range.[16] On 12 March, Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said that Doucouré had suffered a fractured foot in training thus ruling him out for 8–10 weeks. Ancelotti said he hoped Doucouré would return to the team before the end of the season.[17]

International career

Doucouré played for France at U21 level.^{[citation needed]} In March 2019, he was approached by the Mali FA over representing the African country at international level. He is eligible to play for Mali, the country of his parents, but rejected their approach.[18]

In February 2020, Doucouré said in an interview that he was targeting a place in the France national team but he also remained open to represent the Mali national team.[19] In September 2020, Doucouré was called up by Mali for upcoming matches against Ghana on 9 October and Iran on 13 October in Turkey,[20] which he rejected due to his desire to play for France under Didier Deschamps.[21]

In February 2022, Mali FA President Baviuex Touré told the media that he was in negotiation with Doucouré, hoping that he would switch his international allegiance from France in time to feature in their World Cup play-offs in March.[22]

In March 2022, Doucouré finally accepted a call-up from Mali and is in line to make his international debut this month as Mali push for World Cup qualification. [23] He debuted with Mali in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022.[24]

Style of play

Former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has said of Doucouré that "he can play everywhere on the pitch. He can play number 10, in behind, in front of the defence, his work defensively is really good. He is learning a lot tactically as well. He has a fantastic ability for the transition when we catch the ball. He is fantastic box-to-box."[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[26]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rennes B	2010–11	CFA	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2011–12	CFA 2	16	2	—		—		16	2
	2012–13		1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		23	2	—		—		23	2
Rennes	2012–13	Ligue 1	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2013–14		20	6	6	0	1	1	27	7
	2014–15		35	3	3	2	3	0	41	5
	2015–16		16	2	2	0	2	1	20	3
	Total		75	12	11	2	6	2	92	16
Granada (loan)	2015–16	La Liga	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
Watford	2016–17	Premier League	20	1	2	0	1	0	23	1
	2017–18		37	7	2	0	0	0	39	7
	2018–19		35	5	4	0	1	0	40	5
	2019–20		37	4	0	0	2	0	39	4
	Total		129	17	8	0	4	0	141	17
Everton	2020–21	Premier League	29	2	3	1	2	0	34	3
	2021–22		30	2	3	0	1	0	34	2
	2022–23		7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		66	4	6	1	4	0	76	5
Career total			308	35	25	3	14	2	347	40

International

As of match played 29 March 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Watford

• FA Cup runner-up: 2018–19[27]

Individual

• Watford Player of the Season: 2017–18[28]

References

External links

• Abdoulaye Doucouré at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Abdoulaye Doucouré at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Abdoulaye Doucouré at Soccerbase

На других языках

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[de] Abdoulaye Doucouré

Abdoulaye Doucouré (* 1. Januar 1993 in Meulan-en-Yvelines) ist ein französischer Fußballspieler malischer Abstammung.[1] Der defensive Mittelfeldspieler spielt beim englischen Erstligisten FC Everton.

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- [en] Abdoulaye Doucouré

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[es] Abdoulaye Doucouré

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Meulan-en-Yvelines, Isla de Francia, Francia, 1 de enero de 1993) es un futbolista francés, nacionalizado maliense que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Everton F. C. de la Premier League.[1]

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[fr] Abdoulaye Doucouré

Abdoulaye Doucouré, né le 1er janvier 1993 à Meulan-en-Yvelines (France), est un footballeur international malien qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain à l'Everton FC.

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[it] Abdoulaye Doucouré

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Meulan-en-Yvelines, 1º gennaio 1993) è un calciatore francese naturalizzato maliano, centrocampista dell'Everton.

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[ru] Дукуре, Абдулай

Абдула́й Дукуре́ (фр. Abdoulaye Doucouré; 1 января 1993, Мёлан-ан-Ивелин[fr], Иль-де-Франс, Франция) — малийский и французский футболист. Выступает на позиции центрального полузащитника. Игрок клуба «Эвертон» и национальной сборной Мали.

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