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| Full name | Seydou Doumbia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1987-12-31)31 December 1987 (age 37) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abidjan,Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Centre Formation d'Inter | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Athlétic d'Adjamé | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | →Toumodi (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | →ASEC Mimosas (loan) | 14 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | →AS Denguélé (loan) | 20 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | →Tokushima Vortis (loan) | 16 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Young Boys | 64 | (50) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | CSKA Moscow | 95 | (61) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Roma | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →CSKA Moscow (loan) | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →Newcastle United (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Basel (loan) | 25 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Sporting CP (loan) | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Girona | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Sion | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ħamrun Spartans | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 338 | (184) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2017 | Ivory Coast | 37 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Seydou Doumbia (French pronunciation:[sɛdudumbja]; born 31 December 1987) is an Ivorian former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
After beginning his career in the Ivory Coast and Japan, he arrived in Europe in 2008 to play for Swiss clubYoung Boys, where he was the top scorer and player of the year in theSwiss Super League in both of his seasons. In 2010, he signed forCSKA Moscow for a reported fee of €15 million, where he won six domestic honours and was twice theRussian Premier League's top scorer. He was transferred toRoma in 2015, and spent much of his tenure out on loan, including the 2016–17 season atBasel, where he won the league,Swiss Cup and was top scorer for a third time.
Doumbia made his international debut for theIvory Coast in 2008. He was part of their squads at the2010 FIFA World Cup and theAfrica Cup of Nations in2012 and2015, winning the latter tournament.
Doumbia started his career at the Inter FC youth academy and started playing at second division partner club AS Athlétic Adjamé in 2003. He joined second division teamToumodi on loan for the 2004–05 season, and was on loan in 2005 atAS Denguélé, where he becameCôte d'Ivoire Premier Division top scorer with 15 goals.[4] In 2006, he moved to Japan, where he played forKashiwa Reysol and thenTokushima Vortis until 2008, when his contract expired.
In summer 2008, Doumbia signed with Swiss clubYoung Boys, before failing a trial atRapid Bucharest.[5] In theSwiss Super League, he scored 20 goals in hismaiden season and 30 in the 2009–10 season, making him twice top goalscorer in the Swiss Championship.[6]
On 30 July 2009, Doumbia scored the only goal of the game as he slotted the ball past goalkeeperGorka Iraizoz to defeatAthletic Bilbao 1–0 in the first leg of theirEuropa League qualifying round tie at theSan Mamés.[7] Young Boys crashed out of the competition on away goals as they lost the second leg at home 2–1 on 6 August.[8] In the club's run to their appearance in the2009 Swiss Cup Final, Doumbia netted five goals, including a brace againstIbach and the only goal in their Round of 16 victory overGossau.
Doumbia scored his first hat-trick for the club againstAarau on 4 October 2009, a 4–0 win,[9] and netted another remarkable first-half hat-trick three weeks later in a 7–1 thrashing ofBellinzona on 29 October.[10] On 13 February 2010, Doumbia proved vital in his club's 2–1 win againstLucerne as he netted two times in the first 17 minutes of the game.[11] The Ivorian's final hat-trick in Swiss football came in a 4–0 thumping ofGrasshopper on 20 March 2010.[12] Doumbia's performances caught the eyes of other big clubs in Europe, and he left the club having scored fifty league goals in just 64 appearances.
On 5 January 2010, Russian clubCSKA Moscow completed the transfer of Doumbia on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of €15 million. Under the terms of the contract, he would stay at Young Boys until the end of the season, before moving to Russia.[13]
He made his debut in a 2–1 win overSpartak Moscow on 1 August 2010,[14] thereby becoming the 200th CSKA player to appear in the Russian league.[15]
On 19 August 2010, he scored his first goal for CSKA Moscow in the first leg of a Europa League playoff tie againstAnorthosis Famagusta and added another goal seven minutes later.[16] In the second leg, Doumbia leveled the score with 5 minutes to go and CSKA Moscow went on to win 2–1 (6–1 in aggregate).[17] On 30 September, Doumbia scored goals either side of aMark González penalty to earn his side a 3–0 victory overSparta Prague to maintain the Russian's 100% record inEuropa League Group F play.[18] In the next matchday, the Army Men travelled to theStadio Renzo Barbera, where Doumbia netted another brace in a 3–0 win overPalermo on 21 October.[19]
Doumbia's first goal of the new league campaign came on 17 April 2011, in their thirdPremier League fixture when he latched on to aTomáš Necid cross and pushed it byRubin goalkeeperSergey Ryzhikov;[20] the away win pushed the Army Men up into first place in the table.[21] In their Moscow derby againstDinamo on 8 May, Doumbia seemingly won the game with a strike in the 81st minute, until a defensive error letMarko Lomic equalize the game at 2–2 in the 90th minute.[22] In the final of theRussian Cup on 22 May 2011, Doumbia netted two times as CSKA defeated second-tier sideAlania Vladikavkaz 2–1.[23][24]
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In CSKA's match againstTom Tomsk on 20 August 2011, Doumbia scored a second-half brace as the capital club eased to a 3–0 victory.[25] On 14 September, he scored twice in theChampions League againstLigue 1 championsLille, helping his side secure a 2–2 draw after falling behind 2–0.[26] The Ivorian striker added two more goals as CSKA defeated Turkish sideTrabzonspor 3–0 on 18 October, to record the Russians first victory in Group B play.[27] Five days later, Doumbia scored two goals to power CSKA to victory in their enthralling 5–3 game against sideAnzhi Makhachkala.[28] In their following league game againstSpartak Nalchik on 28 October, Doumbia scored a seven-minute hat-trick to earn his side a 4–0 win, after his teammate,Vagner Love, had put the hosts up 1–0 in the 34th minute. Doumbia opened the scoring againstInternazionale on 7 December, guiding his side to a 2–1 away victory,[29] which secured a berth in the Round of 16 against Spanish clubReal Madrid.[30] On 29 December, Doumbia was voted the Russian Premier League Player of the Year after netting 24 goals in 30 league games during the calendar year as well as five Champions League goals in as many games.[citation needed]
On 19 March 2012, Doumbia scored a goal against city rivalsSpartak, earning his side a 2–1 victory. He scored his final goal of the league season from the penalty spot,[31] as CSKA defeated local rivalsLokomotiv 3–0 on 2 May.[32] Doumbia won the Golden Boot as he netted 23 goals in the initial league campaign, seven more than closest rivalAlexandr Kerzhakov,[33] and added five more goals in the Championship Group as well as providing 11 assists throughout the season.[34][35]
Doumbia scored two first-half goals, the first of which was within two minutes of kick-off, as CSKA won 2–1 atManchester City in the Champions League group stage on 5 November 2014.[36]
On 31 January 2015, Doumbia joined Italian clubRoma on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an initial fee of €14.4 million, rising to a potential €15.9 million.[37] Doumbia scored twice in his thirteen appearances, in back-to-back games againstSassuolo andGenoa.
On 10 August 2015, Doumbia returned to CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan deal, following an unsuccessful spell with Roma.[38]
On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed thatNewcastle United had signed Doumbia on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season, with an option to make the deal permanent in the summer.[39] The loan was unsuccessful, with Doumbia only making three appearances, all from the bench, and failing to score. Newcastle finished the season eighteenth and were relegated to theChampionship.
On 28 June 2016,Basel announced that they had signed Doumbia on a one-year loan deal from A.S. Roma, with the option of a permanent deal at the end of the season.[40] He joined Basel's first team for their2016–17 season under head coachUrs Fischer. He made hisdomestic league debut on 24 July 2016, in a 3–0 home win at theSt. Jakob-Park againstSion.[41] He scored his first goal for his new club in the same game and just one week later on 31 July, during the away game againstVaduz, he scored his second. It was the last goal of the game and Basel won 5–1.[42] Doumbia played in all six games that Basel had in the2016–17 Champions League group stage scoring one goal. This was in the home in theSt. Jakob-Park on 6 December 2016 in front of a sold out capacity ground of 36,000 spectators. But it could not help the team as they lost 4–1 againstArsenal.[43] Under trainerUrs Fischer, Doumbia won theSwiss Super League championship at the end of the2016–17 Super League season. This was the eighth title for the club in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[44] They also won theSwiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[45]
Basel did not pull the option of a permanent transfer saying that the price was too high. During his time with the club Doumbia played a total of 33 games and scored 21 goals.[46]
On 30 June 2017, Doumbia went on his fourth consecutive loan since joining AS Roma, this time toSporting CP.[47] He made his debut for theLisbon club on 11 August, replacingDaniel Podence for the final 25 minutes of a 1–0 home win overVitória in the first game of the season. Doumbia played rarely for Sporting, as managerJorge Jesus considered him incapable of partnering the prolific DutchmanBas Dost up front.[48]
Doumbia scored his first goal for the club on 23 August, opening a 5–1 win away toFC Steaua București in the Champions League play-off second leg (also aggregate score).[49] On 13 December, in the last 16 of theTaça de Portugal, he scored a hat-trick as the Lions won 4–0 against third-tierVilaverdense at theEstádio José Alvalade.[50]
On 28 August 2018, Doumbia signed withLa Liga sideGirona for three years.[51] On 16 January 2019, Doumbia scored a late goal in theCopa del Rey againstAtlético Madrid atMetropolitano Stadium, which helped his club go through to the quarter finals on away goals after a 4–4 draw on aggregate.[52] On 13 August of the following year, aftersuffering relegation, his contract was rescinded.[53]
Doumbia returned to Switzerland's top flight on 2 September 2019, on a one-year deal withSion.[54] He and eight teammates were sacked on 20 March 2020 for refusing a pay cut during thecoronavirus pandemic.[55]
On 27 January 2021, Doumbia joinedMaltesePremier League sideĦamrun Spartans on a six-month contract.[56]
Doumbia earned his first international cap forIvory Coast in a friendly againstJapan during theKirin Cup on 24 May 2008.[6] He scored his first international goal in a friendly against Germany on 18 November 2009, in a 2–2 draw.[57]
He was selected for Ivory Coast in the2010 World Cup, but only made one appearance, as a 79th-minute substitute forRomaric, in the 3–0 win againstNorth Korea.[58]
Doumbia was selected for the Ivory Coast national team for the2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[59]
Doumbia announced his retirement from international competition after failing to make the Ivory Coast's squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup,[60] but was later called back by new coachHervé Renard for the2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and he returned to the national team.[61]
At the2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, Doumbia scoredles Éléphants' first goal of the tournament during their opening 1–1 draw withGuinea.[62] He became 2015Africa Cup of Nations champion with theIvory Coast national football team.
Doumbia is the brother of the footballerOusmane Doumbia.[63]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2006 | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | J1 League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2008 | J2 League | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | |||
| Young Boys | 2008–09 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 20 | 5 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 40 | 25 | ||
| 2009–10 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 38 | 32 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 50 | 9 | 5 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 78 | 57 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 7[c] | 7 | – | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 4 | – | 7[d] | 5 | 1[e] | 0 | 55 | 37 | |||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | |||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 6[d] | 3 | 1[e] | 1 | 20 | 11 | |||
| Total | 95 | 61 | 11 | 5 | – | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 84 | |||
| Roma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow (loan) | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[d] | 6 | – | 21 | 11 | ||
| Newcastle United (loan) | 2015–16 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Basel (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | – | 6[d] | 1 | – | 33 | 21 | ||
| Sporting (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | – | 29 | 8 | |
| Girona | 2018–19 | La Liga | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| Sion | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 6 | |||
| Ħamrun Spartan | 2020–21 | Maltese Premier League | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 303 | 158 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 399 | 208 | ||
| Ivory Coast | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 37 | 9 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 18 November 2009 | Veltins-Arena,Gelsenkirchen, Germany |  Germany | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 27 May 2012 | Stade Municipal Saint-Leu-la-Forêt,Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France |  Mali | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 6 September 2014 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny,Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Sierra Leone | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 20 January 2015 | Estadio de Malabo,Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Guinea | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5. | 9 October 2015 | Stade Adrar,Agadir, Morocco |  Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 10 June 2017 | Stade Bouaké,Bouaké, Ivory Coast | Guinea | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7. | 2–1 | |||||
| 8. | 2 September 2017 | Stade d'Angondjé,Libreville, Gabon |  Gabon | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 3–0 |
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