Idrissa Doumbia

Idrissa Doumbia

Doumbia playing for Akhmat Grozny in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Idrissa Doumbia
Date of birth	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast [1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2016	ES Bingerville
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Anderlecht	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Zulte Waregem (loan)	25	(1)
2018–2019	Akhmat Grozny	16	(1)
2019–2023	Sporting CP	34	(1)
2020–2021	→ Huesca (loan)	23	(0)
2021–2022	→ Zulte Waregem (loan)	19	(0)
2022–2023	→ Alanyaspor (loan)	25	(2)
2023–2025	Al Ahli	40	(5)
International career‡
2016	Ivory Coast U20	1	(0)
2019	Ivory Coast U23	2	(0)
2021	Ivory Coast Olympic	1	(0)
2023–	Ivory Coast	4	(0)
Medal record Representing   Ivory Coast Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

Idrissa Doumbia (born 14 April 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Doumbia made his Anderlecht debut on 30 July 2016 in the first game of the Jupiler Pro League 2016–17 season against Royal Excel Mouscron. ^[2] In the 2017 Belgian Super Cup he made his first start for Zulte Waregem, against his parent club, Anderlecht.

On 29 June 2018, he signed with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny. ^[3]

On 15 January 2019, he moved to Portugal, signing a contract with Sporting until 2024 with a €60 million release clause. ^[4] On 5 October of the following year, he was loaned to La Liga side SD Huesca, for one year. ^[5]

On 31 August 2021, he returned to Zulte Waregem on loan for the 2021–22 season. ^[6]

On 5 August 2022, Sporting loaned Doumbia to Turkish side Alanyaspor for the 2022–23 season. ^[7]

On 26 June 2023, Doumbia joined Qatar Stars League side Al-Ahli SC on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract; ^[8] with Sporting CP keeping 50% of his economic rights. ^[9]

International career

Doumbia made his debut for the Ivory Coast U20 in a 3–2 friendly win over the Qatar U20s on 21 March 2016. ^{[10] [11]}

Doumbia debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019. ^{[12] [13]}

Career statistics

As of match played 3 June 2023 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anderlecht	2016–17 [15]	Belgian First Division A	2	0	1	0	—		2 [c]	0	—		5	0
Zulte Waregem (loan)	2017–18 [15]		25	1	1	0	—		5 [c]	0	3 [d]	0	34	1
Akhmat Grozny	2018–19 [16]	Russian Premier League	16	1	1	0	—		—		—		17	1
Sporting CP	2018–19 [17]	Primeira Liga	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		14	1
	2019–20 [17]		22	0	1	0	3	0	8 [c]	0	1 [e]	0	35	0
	Total		34	1	3	0	3	0	8	0	1	0	49	1
Huesca (loan)	2020–21	La Liga	23	0	2	0	—		—		—		25	0
Zulte Waregem (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	19	0	2	0	—		—		—		21	0
Alanyaspor (loan)	2022–23	Süper Lig	25	2	2	1	—		—		—		27	3
Career total			144	5	12	1	3	0	15	0	4	0	178	6

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Russian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey and Turkish Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in Europa League
4. 2 appearances in Belgian First Division A UEFA Europa League play-offs, 1 appearance in Belgian Super Cup
5. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

Sporting

• Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 ^[18]

Ivory Coast U23

• Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019 ^[19]

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2023 ^[20]

References

1. "Idrissa Doumbia". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
2. "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. Anderlecht - 30 July 2016 - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
3. "Магомед Даудов: Мы подписали контракт с Идриссом Думбия. Желаю ему удачи в ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
4. "Comunicado por Idrissa Doumbia" [Press release on Idrissa Doumbia] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
5. "Idrissa Doumbia, potencia y buen trato de balón para la medular" [Idrissa Doumbia, power and ball control for the midfield] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
6. "Idrissa Doumbia gaat ALL-IN voor Essevee" (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
7. "Oficial: Alanyaspor apresenta Doumbia" [Official: Alanyaspor announces Doumbia]. www.record.pt. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
8. "Idrissa Doumbia deixa o Sporting em definitivo e muda-se para o Qatar" [Idrissa Doumbia leaves Sporting definitively and moves to Qatar]. SAPO Desporto. 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
9. "Sporting divulga números do mercado de transferências" [Sporting discloses transfer market numbers] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
10. "Doumbia sera le premier transfert de l'été anderlechtois". 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
11. "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché – Sport-ivoire.ci". 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
12. Marc, ALLA Jean (14 March 2019). "CAN U23 : Nicolas Tié, Kouamé Christian, Guiagon Parfait… les surprises du chef Kamara". Mondialsport.net. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
13. "CAF – Competitions – Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations – Match Details". cafonline.com.
14. Idrissa Doumbia at Soccerway
15. "Idrissa Doumbia » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
16. Idrissa Doumbia at Soccerway . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
17. Idrissa Doumbia at ForaDeJogo (archived)
18. Nogueira, Carlos (26 May 2019). "Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época" [Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
19. "CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
20. Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links

• Idrissa Doumbia at BDFutbol
• Idrissa Doumbia at ForaDeJogo (archived)