Lucas Gourna-Douath
_19.jpg) Gourna-Douath with Red Bull Salzburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Lieusaint | ||
| 2012–2017 | Sénart-Moissy | ||
| 2017–2018 | Torcy | ||
| 2018–2020 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Saint-Étienne B | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Saint-Étienne | 61 | (1) |
| 2022–2026 | Red Bull Salzburg | 64 | (0) |
| 2022 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Roma (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Le Havre (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | France U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | France U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:12, 15 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Lucas Gourna-Douath (born 5 August 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Hull City.
Club career
Saint-Étienne
On 6 May 2020, Gourna-Douath signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne at the age of 16.[1] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on 12 September 2020.[2]
Red Bull Salzburg
On 13 July 2022, Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Gourna-Douath on a five-year contract.[3] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was a reported €15 million, making him the most expensive signing in the history of Austrian football.[4]
Loan to Roma
On 3 February 2025, Gourna-Douath joined Serie A club Roma on a loan deal until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option of a permanent move.[5]
Loan to Le Havre
On 16 January 2026, Gourna-Douath returned to France and signed with Le Havre on loan.[6]
Hull City
On 15 August 2026, Gourna-Douath signed a five-year contract with newly English Premier League promoted club Hull City, ahead of the 2026–27 season.[7]
International career
Gourna-Douath was born in France and is of Central African Republic descent. He is a youth international for France.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Saint-Étienne | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 10[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | |||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Roma (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Le Havre (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Hull City | 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Austrian Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ "Officiel - Lucas Gourna-Douath passe pro à Saint-Etienne". www.madeinfoot.com.
- ↑ "Saint-Etienne vs. Strasbourg - 12 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Top talent joins FC Red Bull Salzburg - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "ASSE : Gourna-Douath devient le plus cher de l'histoire du foot autrichien". Sportune (in French). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Lucas Gourna-Douath joins Roma". AS Roma. 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "Lucas Gourna arrive au HAC !" [Lucas Gourna arrives at HAC!] (in French). Le Havre AC. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gourna-Douath signs for Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Lucas Gourna Douath : Le Franco-Centrafricain passe pro à Saint-Etienne". 6 June 2020.
External links
- Lucas Gourna-Douath at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Lucas Gourna-Douath at Soccerway
- ASSE Profile
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
- Living people
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players
- AS Roma players
- Le Havre AC players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Serie A players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- French expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs