Souleyman Doumbia

Souleyman Doumbia
Doumbia with Angers in 2020
Personal information
Full name Souleyman Keli Doumbia[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Youth career
2009–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Paris Saint-Germain B 15 (0)
2016–2018 Bari 5 (0)
2017 → Vicenza (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Grasshoppers (loan) 32 (0)
2018 Grasshoppers 15 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes II 4 (0)
2019–2020 Rennes 8 (0)
2020 → Angers (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2023 Angers 78 (0)
2024–2026 Standard Liège 21 (0)
2025 → Charlotte FC (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2015 Ivory Coast U20 3 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
2019– Ivory Coast 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 March 2025

Souleyman Keli Doumbia (born 24 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.[3]

Club career

Early career

Doumbia was part of the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy from 2009 to 2016.[4] In the summer of 2016, he was transferred to Serie B club Bari, where he made his professional debut on 22 October versus Trapani.[5] On 31 January 2017, Doumbia joined fellow Serie B side Vicenza on loan.[6][7]

Rennes

In January 2019 he signed a three-year contract with Rennes.[8]

Angers

In January 2020, Doumbia joined Angers on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. In July 2020, Angers exercised their option to sign him permanently for a reported transfer fee of about €3 million. Doumbia signed a three-year contract.[9][10]

Standard Liège

On 24 January 2024, Doumbia joined Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège on a contract until the end of the season with the option for a further year.[11]

Charlotte FC

On 12 March 2025, Doumbia would move to the United States joining Charlotte FC on loan for their 2025 season.[12] Doumbia's loan was terminated by Charlotte on 19 August 2025.[13]

International career

Doumbia was born in France to parents of Ivorian descent. He was first called up to represent the Ivory Coast U20s for the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[14] He also started for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s.[15] He made his Ivory Coast national football team debut on 15 June 2019 in a friendly against Uganda, as a starter.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of As of March 13, 2025.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain II 2013–14 CFA 00———0000
2014–15 50———0050
2015–16 100———00100
Total 150———00150
Bari 2016–17 Serie B 5000——0050
Total 5 0 — — — 0 0 5 0
Vicenza (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 3000——0030
Total 3 0 — — — 0 0 3 0
Grasshoppers (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 32030——00350
Grasshoppers 2018–19 Swiss Super League 15010——00160
Total 47 0 4 0 — — 0 0 51 0
Rennes 2018–19 Ligue 1 700020000090
2019–20 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Angers (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Angers 2020–21 Ligue 1 27 0 1 0 — — 0 0 28 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 27 0 1 0 — — 0 0 28 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 24 0 2 0 — — 0 0 26 0
Total 78 0 4 0 — — 0 0 82 0
Standard Liège 2023-24 Belgian Pro League 11 0 0 0 — — 0 0 11 0
2024-25 Belgian Pro League 10 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 11 0
Total 21 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 22 0
Charlotte FC 2025 MLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 1820802020001980

References

  1. ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Souleyman Doumbia". Angers SCO. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Souleyman Doumbia profile". Soccerway. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Doumbia Souleyman - Fiche Joueur - Equipe Pro - PSG.fr".
  5. ↑ "Bari : Arrivée de Souleyman Doumbia (ex-PSG) - Mercato 365".
  6. ↑ "Souleyman Doumbia è biancorosso!" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mercato, Doumbia in prestito al Vicenza" (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "SOULEYMAN DOUMBIA, NOUVEAU DÉFENSEUR ROUGE ET NOIR". staderennais.com. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Transferts: Souleyman Doumbia rejoint Angers jusqu'en 2023 (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Rablat, Cedric (8 July 2020). "Angers lève l'option d'achat de Souleyman Doumbia". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Souleyman DOUMBIA rejoint les Rouches" [Souleyman DOUMBIA joins Rouches]. standard.be/fr (in French). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC Acquire Defender Souleyman Doumbia on Loan From Standard Liège | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
  13. ↑ https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/charlotte-fc-defender-souleyman-doumbia-departs-club
  14. ↑ "Doumbia et Meité avec les Eléphanteaux – psg.fr".
  15. ↑ "FRANCE Espoirs – COTE D'IVOIRE Espoirs : Large victoire pour les Bleuets. (5–1)". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ivory Coast v Uganda game report". ESPN. 15 June 2019.
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