Moussa Doumbia (footballer, born 1994)

Moussa Doumbia
Doumbia with FC Rostov in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Adalah
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Real Bamako
2014–2018 Rostov 55 (3)
2017Arsenal Tula (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2022 Reims 78 (5)
2022–2023 Sochaux 34 (11)
2023– Al-Adalah 19 (2)
International career
2014– Mali 39 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Moussa Doumbia (born 15 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and left winger for Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah. Born in Ivory Coast, he plays for the Mali national team.

Club career[edit]

On 16 June 2014, Doumbia signed a four-year contract with Rostov of the Russian Premier League.[2]

On 25 February 2017, Doumbia signed for Arsenal Tula on loan for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[3]

On 27 June 2018, he signed a four-year contract with French club Reims.[4]

On 29 June 2022, Doumbia joined Sochaux on a three-year deal.[5]

On 3 August 2023, Doumbia joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.[6]

International career[edit]

Doumbia made his debut for Mali on 29 June 2014 in a 3–1 victory over China in Shenzhen.[7]

In a match against Ivory Coast in October 2016, Doumbia lost consciousness following a collision with an Ivorian player. Serge Aurier, player of the Ivory Coast national team, helped save Doumbia's life by putting two fingers inside his mouth as a makeshift tracheal tube to keep his airways open, preventing him from suffocating.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 23 April 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Bamako 2013–14 Malian Première Division 4 1 4 1
Rostov 2014–15 Russian Premier League 19 0 1 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 23 0
2015–16 12 3 0 0 12 3
2016–17 6 0 0 0 5 0 11 0
2017–18 18 0 2 0 20 0
Total 55 3 3 0 7 0 1 0 66 3
Arsenal Tula (loan) 2016–17 Russian Premier League 12 1 0 0 1 0 13 1
Reims 2018–19 Ligue 1 28 3 0 0 1 0 29 3
2019–20 Ligue 1 26 2 1 0 4 1 31 3
2020–21 Ligue 1 23 0 1 0 24 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 84 5 2 0 5 1 88 6
Reims B 2020–21 CFA 2 1 0 1 0
Sochaux 2022–23 Ligue 2 34 11 1 2 35 13
Al-Adalah 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 19 2 1 0 20 2
Career total 202 22 7 2 5 1 11 1 2 0 227 26
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International[edit]

As of match played 17 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 5 2
2017 7 0
2018 2 1
2019 7 0
2020 2 1
Total 24 4
As of match played 17 November 2020[10][9]
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doumbia goal.
List of international goals scored by Moussa Doumbia
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2016 Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan 3  South Sudan 3–0 3–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 4 September 2016 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali 4  Benin 5–1 5–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 17 November 2018 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon 15  Gabon 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 17 November 2020 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia 24  Namibia 2–0 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Moussa Doumbia, Attaquant des Aigles du Mali : "La RCI reste prenable malgré leur statut de champion d'Afrique"". 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ Мусса Думбия стал игроком «Ростова». fc-rostov.ru (in Russian). FC Rostov. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Мусса Думбия стал оружейником". arsenaltula.ru (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Moussa Doumbia, un dynamiteur au SDR" (in French). Stade de Reims. 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "MOUSSA DOUMBIA S'ENGAGE TROIS SAISONS AVEC LE FCSM" (in French). Sochaux. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ "العدالة يتعاقد مع الدولي المالي موسى دومبيا".
  7. ^ "Match amical International Chine-Mali (1-3): Les Aigles évoluant en Afrique battent la sélection chinoise". malifootball.com (in French). Mali Football. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Quick-acting Aurier saves Moussa Doumbia's life". Diario AS. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b Moussa Doumbia at Soccerway
  10. ^ a b "Moussa Doumbia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

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