Amidou Doumbouya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourges, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Al Ahli (on loan from Al-Duhail) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | ES Moulon Bourges | ||
| 2019–2022 | Bourges Foot | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Sochaux II | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Nice | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Duhail | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Al Ahli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | France U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | France U18 | 12 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Amidou Doumbouya (born 5 August 2007) is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatari club Al Ahli on loan from Al-Duhail.
Early life
[edit]Born in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, Doumbouya started his youth career playing for local clubs ES Moulon Bourges and then Bourges Foot. In 2022, he was recruited to the Sochaux. After one season at the club, he was transferred Nice for reported fee of €500,000 and signed his professional contract here.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]On 7 February 2024, he made his debut for Nice in a 4–1 victory against Montpellier as part of the Coupe de France round of 16.[4]
On 4 September 2025, Doumbouya was transferred to Al-Duhail in Qatar.[5] On the same day, he was loaned by Al-Duhail to another Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli.[6]
International career
[edit]While also eligible to play for Guinea, Doumbouya chose to represent France at youth level, selected with France U16 and France U17.[7][8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux II | 2023–24 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Nice | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Amidou DOUMBOUYA". Ligue 1. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Amidou Doumbouya s'engage au Gym" (in French). OGC Nice. 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Football. FC Sochaux : Amidou Doumbouya officiellement transféré à Nice" (in French). L'Est Républicain. 29 August 2023.
- ^ Bisson, Antonin (8 February 2024). "Le Berruyer Amidou Doumbouya a disputé ses premières chez les pro à seulement 16 ans". Le Berry Républicain (in French). La Berry Républicain.
- ^ "Doumbouya transferred to Al-Duhail Sports Club". OGC Nice. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "الأهلي يتعاقد مع المدافع أميدو دومبويا لمدة موسم معارا من نادي الدحيل" [Al-Ahly signs defender Amidou Doumbouya for a season on loan from Al-Duhail.] (in Arabic). Al Ahli. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Le FC Barcelone et Fribourg pistent la pépite Amidou Doumbouya" (in French). Africa Foot. 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Le Berruyer Amidou Doumbouya appelé en équipe de France U17" (in French). La Berry Républicain. 5 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Amidou Doumbouya at Soccerway
- Amidou Doumbouya at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2007 births
- Sportspeople from Bourges
- Footballers from Cher (department)
- Living people
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French sportspeople of Guinean descent
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- OGC Nice players
- Al Duhail SC players
- Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Qatar Stars League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- French football defender, 2000s birth stubs