Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Mali national team.
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![]() Doucouré with Lens in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cheick Oumar Doucouré[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2017 | JMG Academy Bamako | ||
2016–2018 | Real Bamako | ||
2018 | Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Lens II | 5 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Lens | 117 | (5) |
2022– | Crystal Palace | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Mali U17 | 8 | (0) |
2018– | Mali | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:19, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:19, 30 July 2020 (UTC) |
Doucouré developed as a youth player at JMG Academy Bamako. He then spent his 2016/17 season with AS Real Bamako before moving the following season to RC 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.[2]
On 11 July 2022, Doucouré signed a five-year contract with Crystal Palace.[3]
In October 2018 he received his first call-up to the Mali national football team.[4] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
RC Lens II | 2017–18[6] | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2019–20[7] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
RC Lens | 2018–19[8] | Ligue 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
2019–20[9] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2020–21[10] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
2021–22[11] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
Crystal Palace | 2022–23[12] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Career total | 134 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 8 |
Mali national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2019 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Crystal Palace F.C. – current squad | |
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Mali squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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