Rayane Doucouré

Rayane Doucouré
Personal information
Full name Rayane Sami Doucouré[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Pantin, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Red Star
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2012 CMS de Pantin
2012–2014 Solitaires Paris Est
2014–2016 Red Star
2016–2017 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Rennes B 15 (0)
2021–2022 Guingamp B 7 (0)
2022–2023 Bordeaux 19 (1)
2023– Red Star 11 (0)
International career‡
2016 France U16 2 (0)
2018 France U17 2 (0)
2019 France U18 5 (0)
2019 France U19 3 (0)
2024– Guinea U23 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Rayane Sami Doucouré (born 30 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Red Star. Born in France, he is a Guinea youth international.

Life and career

Doucouré was born on 30 March 2001 in Pantin, France. He is a native of Paris, France.[2] He was born to a Guinean father and Moroccan mother.[3]

In 2010, he joined the youth academy of French side CMS de Pantin. In 2012, he joined the youth academy of French side Solitaires Paris Est. In 2014, he joined the youth academy of French side Red Star. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of French side Rennes. He started his senior career with the club's reserve team. In 2021, he signed for French side Guingamp B. In 2022, he signed for French side Bordeaux. In 2023, Doucouré signed for French side Red Star. He helped the club win the league.[4]

Doucouré has been called up to represent Guinea internationally. He is eligible to represent Guinea internationally through his father. He was called up to the Guinea national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5] He previously represented France internationally at youth level. He played for the France national under-16 football team, France national under-17 football team, France national under-18 football team, and the France national under-19 football team.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Ascension remarquable de Rayane Doucouré du Red Star". senego.com. 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mondial 2018: la Tunisie compte sur ses binationaux". RFI. 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ "le rêve olympique du défenseur guinéen Rayane Doucouré". rfi.fr. 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ "focus sur Rayane Doucouré et Aliou Badara Baldé". conakrysports.com. 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ Rayane Doucouré at Soccerway