![]() Doucouré with
Lens in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cheick Oumar Doucouré [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team 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 | 115 | (6) |
2022– | Crystal Palace | 45 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Mali U17 | 8 | (0) |
2018– | Mali | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 25 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 18 June 2023 (UTC) |
Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Mali national team.
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 was signed by English club Crystal Palace on a five-year contract. [3] In his first season, he was named the club's Player of the Year. [4]
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. [5] On 28 February 2024, he extended his contract with Palace until 2029. [6]
In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team. [7] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018. [8]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lens II | 2017–18 [9] | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2019–20 [10] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
Lens | 2018–19 [11] | Ligue 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
2019–20 [12] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [13] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2021–22 [14] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
Total | 115 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 8 | ||
Crystal Palace | 2022–23 [15] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
2023–24 [16] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
Career total | 165 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Mali | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 |
Individual
![]() Doucouré with
Lens in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Cheick Oumar Doucouré [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team 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 | 115 | (6) |
2022– | Crystal Palace | 45 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Mali U17 | 8 | (0) |
2018– | Mali | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 25 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 18 June 2023 (UTC) |
Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Mali national team.
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 was signed by English club Crystal Palace on a five-year contract. [3] In his first season, he was named the club's Player of the Year. [4]
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. [5] On 28 February 2024, he extended his contract with Palace until 2029. [6]
In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team. [7] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018. [8]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lens II | 2017–18 [9] | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2019–20 [10] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
Lens | 2018–19 [11] | Ligue 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
2019–20 [12] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [13] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2021–22 [14] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
Total | 115 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 8 | ||
Crystal Palace | 2022–23 [15] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
2023–24 [16] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
Career total | 165 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Mali | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 |
Individual