Guéla Doué
Footballer (born 2002)
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Guéla Maho Lewis Doué (born 17 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
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Doué with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guéla Maho Lewis Doué[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Angers, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Rennes B | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Rennes | 26 | (0) |
| 2024– | Strasbourg | 52 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ivory Coast | 19 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Rennes
Having joined Rennes as an eight year old,[2][3] Guéla Doué was part of a 2002 generation comprising the likes of Eduardo Camavinga, Brandon Soppy and Georginio Rutter.[4] He began playing with Rennes National 3 reserves in 2020–21.[5]
The young defender signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 November 2021.[6][5][7] His progress through the 2021–22 season was however halted by a serious injury,[2][6][8] making his way back with the reserve only in May 2022, still managing to help them winning promotion to the National 2 after only narrowly topping the Brittany group.[9][10][11]
Doué made his first team debut during the 2022 summer friendlies, joining his brother Désiré on the field against Caen.[12]
Having already appeared several times on the bench in Ligue 1 under Bruno Génésio's management, on 17 January 2023 Guéla extended his contract with the club until 2025.[2][4][13]
He made his senior debut with Rennes in a 3–0 league win over Strasbourg on 1 February 2023, coming in as a late substitute for his younger brother, who had just became the youngest ever player to deliver an assist and score a goal in a Ligue 1 game.[14][15][16]
Strasbourg
On 26 July 2024, Doué joined Strasbourg by signing a contract until 2029.[17] On 18 August, he made his debut in the Ligue 1 opener against Montpellier HSC, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[18] On 9 November, he scored the first goal of his professional career in a 1–3 defeat against Monaco.[19]
International career
Doué was born in France, to an Ivorian father and French mother.[20] He holds dual-citizenship and holds Ivorian by descent.[21] He was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a set of matches in March 2023.[22]
Doué made his debut for the senior Ivory Coast national team on 23 March 2024 in a friendly against Benin.[23]
Three days later, he scored his first national team goal, the winner in the 84th minute in a 2–1 friendly victory over Uruguay.[24][25]
Doué was included in the list of Ivorian players selected by coach Emerse Faé to participate in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[26][27]
Personal life
Doué's younger brother Désiré, and his cousins Yann Gboho, Marc-Olivier Doué, and Eddy Doué are also professional footballers.[13][28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2020–21 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | National 2 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Rennes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 63 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 98 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list the Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doué goal.[29]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2024 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France | 2 |  Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 January 2026 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco | 17 |  Egypt | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |