Cheickna Doumbia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1][note 1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Black Stars de Badalabougou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Shabab Al Ahli Club | 24 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Khor Fakkan Club (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2025– | → Al-Nasr SC (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Mali U23 | 8 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cheickna Doumbia (born 14 June 2003) is a Malian footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League side Al-Nasr SC, on loan from Shabab Al Ahli.[3]
Doumbia started his youth career at Black Stars de Badalabougou in Mali, before joining Shabab Al Ahli Club in 2022.[4] Following his injury at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, he would make his competitive return towards the end of the 2023–24 season, playing three matches for Shabab Al Ahli.[5]
In August 2024, he signed for Khor Fakkan Club on loan for the 2024–25 season.[6][7] He would later join Al-Nasr SC on loan for the 2025–26 season.[8]
International career
Doumbia was called up to Mali's under-23 squad for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.[9] During the tournament, he scored two goals and was declared as the man of the match in a 2–0 group stage win against Niger.[10] However, he would also sustain an injury at the tournament that ruled him out of most of the 2023–24 season.[5]
Doumbia would later be called up for Mali's squad at the men's tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[11] He would also score Mali's only goal at the tournament,[6] in a 1–1 draw with Israel.[12]
