Cheick Doukouré

Not to be confused with Cheick Doucouré or Cheik Doukouré.

Cheick Doukouré
Doukouré with Lorient
Personal information
Full name Cheick Yves Doukouré[1]
Birth name Cheick Kader Doukouré
Date of birth (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Cocody, Ivory Coast
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Iraklis
Number 17
Youth career
1999–2007 Aubervilliers
2007–2010 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Lorient II 42 (1)
2010–2014 Lorient 23 (1)
2012–2013 → Épinal (loan) 23 (1)
2014–2015 Metz II 5 (0)
2014–2017 Metz 58 (1)
2017–2021 Levante 35 (1)
2019–2020 → Huesca (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 Leganés 14 (0)
2022–2024 Aris 35 (1)
2024– Iraklis 0 (0)
International career‡
2009 France U18 2 (0)
2011 France U19 4 (0)
2015–2018 Ivory Coast 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2018

Cheick Yves Doukouré (born 11 September 1992)[2] is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis.[3]

Early life

Born in Cocody, Ivory Coast, Doukouré moved to France at early age. He acquired French nationality on 13 September 2004, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization, and legally changed his first name from Cheick Kader to Cheick Yves.[4]

Club career

Lorient

Doukouré joined FC Lorient's youth setup in 2007, from FCM Aubervilliers. After featuring regularly for the reserves, he made his first team – and Ligue 1 – debut on 7 August 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yann Jouffre in a 2–2 away draw against AJ Auxerre.

After being rarely used, Doukouré was loaned to Championnat National side SAS Épinal for one year on 27 July 2012.[5] Upon returning, he started to feature more regularly, and scored his first goal for the club on 10 May 2014 in a 1–0 away success over Lyon.

Metz

On 20 June 2014, Doukouré joined fellow first division side FC Metz on a free transfer.[6] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, replacing Fadil Sido in a 0–0 draw at Lille OSC.

Doukouré appeared in 20 matches during the 2014–15 season, as his side suffered relegation. The following campaign, he appeared rarely as his side returned to the main category; in 2017, he also wore the captain armband in some matches.

Levante

On 4 August 2017, Doukouré signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD. The transfer fee paid to Metz was reported as €1.5 million.[7][8] He made his debut in the category on 21 August, coming on as a substitute for Enis Bardhi in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF.[9]

On 2 September 2019, Doukouré was loaned to Segunda División side SD Huesca for the season.[10]

Leganés

On 23 July 2021, Doukouré signed a one-year deal with CD Leganés in the second division.[11] The following 29 January, he left the club.[12]

Aris

On 29 January 2022, Aris Thessaloniki officially announced the signing of Cheick Doukouré on an 2 1/2-year contract.

International career

After representing France at the under-18 and under-19 levels, Doukouré subsequently switched allegiance back to his home country Ivory Coast. On 11 January 2015, he made his full international debut for the latter, starting in a 1–0 friendly win against Nigeria.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 October 2023
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
Lorient 2010–11 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2013–14 19 1 1 0 — — — 20 1
Total 23 1 1 0 0 0 — — 24 1
Épinal (loan) 2012–13 Championnat National 23 1 3 0 — — — 26 1
Metz 2014–15 Ligue 1 20 0 0 0 2 1 — — 22 1
2015–16 Ligue 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 — — 11 1
2016–17 Ligue 1 29 0 0 0 1 0 — — 30 0
Total 58 1 0 0 5 1 — — 63 2
Levante 2017–18 La Liga 19 1 2 1 — — — 21 2
2018–19 9 0 3 0 — — — 12 0
2020–21 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Total 35 1 5 1 — — — 40 2
Huesca (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Leganés 2021–22 Segunda División 14 0 3 1 — — — 17 1
Aris 2021–22 Superleague Greece 10 1 — — — — 10 1
2022–23 16 0 4 0 — 4 1 — 24 1
2023–24 9 0 0 0 — — — 9 0
Total 35 1 4 0 — 4 1 — 43 2
Career total 188 5 16 2 5 1 4 1 0 0 213 9

International

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2018 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Central African Republic 3–0 4–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Ivory Coast

References

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 24 de febrero de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 24 February 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Player details, Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015
  3. ^ iraklis1908 (11 September 2024). "Στον Ηρακλή-Φούρνοι Βενέτη Cheick Doukoure". FC Iraklis (in Greek). Retrieved 11 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "JORF n° 0214 du 14 septembre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16100. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Lorient: Doukouré prêté à Epinal" [Lorient: Doukouré loaned to Epinal] (in French). Mercato 365. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Metz: C.Doukouré débarque" [Metz: C.Doukouré arrives] (in French). Mercato 365. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Football : Cheick Doukouré (FC Metz) file à Levante". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Cheick Doukouré se compromete con el Levante por las cuatro próximas temporadas" [Cheick Doukouré signs for Levante for the following four seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. ^ "La Liga echaba de menos a Morales" [La Liga was missing Morales] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Cheick Doukouré jugará cedido en la SD Huesca tras el acuerdo alcanzado con el club oscense" [Cheick Doukouré will play on loan at SD Huesca after the agreement reached with the oscense club] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. ^ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora a Cheick Doukouré para fortalecer su centro del campo" [C.D. Leganées sign Cheick Doukouré to bolster the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. ^ "El C.D. Leganés y Cheick Doukouré no continuarán juntos" [C.D. Leganés and Cheick Doukouré will not continue together] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Doukouré, Cheick". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  14. ^ CIV – GHA 0:0, 9:8 PSO, CAF
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