Souleyman Doumbia
Ivorian footballer (born 1996)
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Souleyman Keli Doumbia (born 24 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.[3]
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Doumbia with Angers in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Souleyman Keli Doumbia[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bari | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Vicenza (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2018 | Grasshoppers | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Rennes II | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Rennes | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Angers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Angers | 78 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Standard Liège | 21 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Charlotte FC (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ivory Coast | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 March 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Doumbia was part of the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy from 2009 to 2016.[4] In the summer of 2016, he was transferred to Serie B club Bari, where he made his professional debut on 22 October versus Trapani.[5] On 31 January 2017, Doumbia joined fellow Serie B side Vicenza on loan.[6][7]
Rennes
In January 2019 he signed a three-year contract with Rennes.[8]
Angers
In January 2020, Doumbia joined Angers on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. In July 2020, Angers exercised their option to sign him permanently for a reported transfer fee of about €3 million. Doumbia signed a three-year contract.[9][10]
Standard Liège
On 24 January 2024, Doumbia joined Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège on a contract until the end of the season with the option for a further year.[11]
Charlotte FC
On 12 March 2025, Doumbia would move to the United States joining Charlotte FC on loan for their 2025 season.[12] Doumbia's loan was terminated by Charlotte on 19 August 2025.[13]
International career
Doumbia was born in France to parents of Ivorian descent. He was first called up to represent the Ivory Coast U20s for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[14] He also started for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s.[15] He made his Ivory Coast national football team debut on 15 June 2019 in a friendly against Uganda, as a starter.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of As of March 13, 2025.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain II | 2013–14 | CFA | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Bari | 2016–17 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Vicenza (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Grasshoppers (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Grasshoppers | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| Rennes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Angers (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Angers | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||||
| Standard Liège | 2023-24 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Charlotte FC | 2025 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 182 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | ||
