Tongo Doumbia

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Tongo Doumbia
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Doumbia playing for Valenciennes in 2013
Personal information
Full name Tongo Hamed Doumbia [1]
Date of birth (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Vernon, Eure, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
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Youth career
1999–2000 Olympique Noisy-le-Sec
2000–2001 JS Noisy-le-Sec
2001–2002 Olympique Noisy-le-Sec
2002–2005 FC Les Lilas
2006–2007 RSC Montreuil
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Châteauroux B 17 (12)
2008–2009 Châteauroux 1 (0)
2009–2012 Rennes 53 (2)
2012 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 16 (2)
2012–2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 (0)
2013–2014 → Valenciennes (loan) 36 (4)
2014–2017 Toulouse 59 (4)
2017–2018 Dinamo Zagreb 29 (1)
2018-2019 Al Ain 10 (1)
2019-2021 Ajman 14 (0)
2021–2022 Aktobe 19 (0)
2022–2023 Western United 20 (2)
2023 Tuwaiq 1 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 Mali U–21 19 (1)
2012– Mali 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2019

Tongo Hamed Doumbia (born 6 August 1989) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Tuwaiq. He has previously played for the Mali national team.

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Club career

French football

Doumbia played youth football with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec, JS Noisy-le-Sec, FC Les Lilas and RSC Montreuil. Aged 17 he signed a contract with Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux in summer 2007. [3] He played for their reserve team of Châteauroux in the French Fifth Division, playing just one first team game for the club; on 20 February 2009 against Guingamp.

After two years with Châteauroux Doumbia left to sign for Rennes on 19 June 2009. [4] He made his debut for team in the Coupe de la Ligue against FC Sochaux on 23 September 2009. During the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons he became a more regular player in the Rennes line-up, making a total of 59 appearances for the club to date.

Wolves

On 30 July 2012, Doumbia initially joined English side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a planned season-long loan deal, with view to a permanent move. [5] On 13 November 2012, Wolves announced that Doumbia had signed a permanent contract to keep him at the club until summer 2016. [6] He made 35 appearances in total during the season as the club ended up becoming relegated to League One.

After this relegation, new Wolves manager Kenny Jackett stated that Doumbia was not likely to feature in his plans for the new season. [7] On 6 August 2013 he left Wolves to join Ligue 1 club Valenciennes on a season-long loan, where he became a regular player but could not help them avoid relegation. [8]

Toulouse

On 29 August 2014, Doumbia signed for Ligue 1 club Toulouse for an undisclosed fee. [9]

Al Ain FC

Doumbia signed for Al Ain FC in Abu Dhabi on 5 October 2018. [10]

Aktobe

On 18 February 2021, Doumbia signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Aktobe. [11]

Western United

On 24 August 2022, Doumbia signed for Australian club Western United, ahead of the 2022-23 A-League season. [12] Doumbia spent one season at Western United, before being released by the club. [13]

Tuwaiq

On 29 August 2023, Doumbia joined Saudi Second Division side Tuwaiq. [14]

International career

He made his debut for the Mali national football team on 27 May 2012 in a friendly against Ivory Coast, The game ended with an Ivorian 2–1 victory.

He competed in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and played in group stage matches with Cameroon and Ivory Coast. [15] [16] But Mali did not make it to the playoffs.

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  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tongo Doumbia". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ↑ FIFA.com. "Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)". www.fifa.com (in French). Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers sign Tongo Doumbia". BBC Sport. 30 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Doumbia a done deal". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tongo Doumbia is last pick of Wolves' midfielders, says Kenny Jackett". Express & Star. 29 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Wolves: Tongo Doumbia loaned to Ligue 1 Valenciennes". BBC Sport. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Wolves part company with Jamie O'Hara and Tongo Doumbia". BBC Sport. 29 August 2014.
  10. ↑ EMIRATS ARABES UNIS – AL-AÏN : TONGO HAMED DOUMBIA ARRIVE, sports.tv5monde.com, 6 October 2018
  11. ↑ "Тонго Думбия - игрок ФК "Актобе"!". vk.com (in Russian). FC Aktobe VK. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Malian powerhouse Tongo Doumbia joins Western United". Western United FC . 24 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Western United announced unretained Isuzu UTE A-League players". Western United FC . 8 May 2023.
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