Cheick Doucouré
Malian footballer (born 2000)
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Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
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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 | 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 | 58 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Mali U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Mali | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 4 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Lens
Doucouré developed as a youth player at JMG Academy Bamako. He then spent the 2016–17 season with Real Bamako before moving the following season to 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]
Crystal Palace
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][7]
2024-25 season
Doucouré returned to the first team, making 14 appearances before suffering a knee injury in early January 2025. He underwent surgery and was ruled out for the remainder of the season.[8]
2025–26 season
On 4 September 2025, Doucouré was omitted from Crystal Palace’s squad for the UEFA Conference League league phase to allow for several more months of injury rehabilitation.[9]
International career
In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team.[10] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2017–18[12] | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20[13] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Lens | 2018–19[14] | Ligue 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[15] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21[16] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22[17] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 115 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 131 | 8 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2022–23[18] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[19] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[20] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 8 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 18 June 2023[21]
| 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 | |
Honours
Crystal Palace
Individual
