Moussa Doumbia (footballer, born 1994)

For Burkinabé defender, see Moussa Doumbia (footballer, born 1989).

Moussa Doumbia
Doumbia with FC Rostov in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Real Bamako
2014–2018 Rostov 55 (3)
2017 → Arsenal Tula (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2022 Reims 78 (5)
2022–2023 Sochaux 34 (11)
2023–2024 Al-Adalah 24 (4)
International career‡
2014– Mali 43 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career

On 16 June 2014, Doumbia signed a four-year contract with Rostov of the Russian Premier League.[2] His previous team AS Real Bamako, and was a free agent before sigining for Rostov.

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] This was seen as his best spell of his senior career, scoring 11 goals in 34 appearances. Shortly after his single season at Sochaux, he joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.[6], on 3 August 2023.

International career

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

Club

As of match played 28 May 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 24 4 1 0 – – – 25 4
Career total 207 24 7 2 5 1 11 1 2 0 232 28
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 20 November 2023[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
2021 8 1
2022 6 0
2023 5 1
Total 43 6
As of match played 17 October 2023[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
5 7 October 2021 Adrar Stadium, Souss-Massa, Morocco 29  Kenya 5–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 17 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal 41  Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–1 Friendly

References

  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.