Cheick Doucouré
_81.jpg) 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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Mali | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. He has played internationally for the Mali national team.
Club career
[edit]Lens
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Doucouré did not make any appearances for Crystal Palace as his injury rehabilitation continued.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team.[9] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018.[10]
Style of play
[edit]Throughout his early career, Doucouré often played as a lone defensive midfielder in a four-man or three-man midfield set-up, but at Palace he operates more as a central midfielder combining both defensive and attacking responsiblities equally.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 October 2026
| 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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026–27[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2023[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Crystal Palace
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ "Cheick Doucoure 2019/20 - scout report". Total Football Analysis Magazine. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace sign midfielder Cheick Doucouré from Lens". Crystal Palace. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "Cheick Doucouré wins Crystal Palace Player of the Season 22/23". Crystal Palace F.C. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ "Cheick Doucoure: Crystal Palace midfielder might miss rest of season with Achilles injury". BBC Sport. 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Cheick Doucouré signs new long-term Palace contract". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 February 2024.
- ↑ Woosnam, Matt (28 February 2024).