Lucas Gourna-Douath

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Lucas Gourna-Douath
FC RB Salzburg vs. SK Rapid Wien (7. Dezember 2024) 19.jpg
Gourna-Douath with Red Bull Salzburg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Lucas Gourna-Douath
Date of birth (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2012 Lieusaint
2012–2017 Sénart-Moissy
2017–2018 Torcy
2018–2020 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Saint-Étienne B 6 (0)
2020–2022 Saint-Étienne 61 (1)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 65 (0)
2022 → FC Liefering (loan) 1 (0)
2025 → Roma (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U16 11 (0)
2019–2020 France U17 4 (1)
2021–2022 France U19 10 (0)
2022–2023 France U20 2 (0)
2023– France U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2023

Lucas Gourna-Douath (born 5 August 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

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Club career

Saint-Étienne

On 6 May 2020, Gourna-Douath signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne at the age of 16. [1] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on 12 September 2020. [2]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 13 July 2022, Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Gourna-Douath on a five-year contract. [3] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was a reported €15 million, making him the most expensive signing in the history of Austrian football. [4]

Loan to Roma

On 3 February 2025, Gourna-Douath joined Serie A club Roma on a loan deal until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option of a permanent move. [5]

International career

Gourna-Douath was born in France and is of Central African Republic descent. He is a youth international for France. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 60———60
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 30030——330
2021–22 Ligue 131100—10321
Total61130—10651
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 210308 [b] 0—320
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga280215 [c] 0—351
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga1202110 [c] 000241
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga40001 [d] 00050
Total6507224000962
FC Liefering (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Second League 10———10
Roma (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 600000—60
Career total1391102240101743
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Austrian Cup
  2. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Officiel - Lucas Gourna-Douath passe pro à Saint-Etienne". www.madeinfoot.com.
  2. ↑ "Saint-Etienne vs. Strasbourg - 12 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Top talent joins FC Red Bull Salzburg - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "ASSE : Gourna-Douath devient le plus cher de l'histoire du foot autrichien". Sportune (in French). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lucas Gourna-Douath joins Roma". AS Roma. 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lucas Gourna Douath : Le Franco-Centrafricain passe pro à Saint-Etienne". 6 June 2020.
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