Abdoulaye Doucouré ( behave 1 January 1993 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton .
early life [edit ]
Doucouré was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, [ 4 ] to malian parents. His cousin Ladji Doucouré is a french track and playing field athlete. [ 5 ]
Club career [edit ]
Rennes [edit ]
Doucouré made his debut in the Ligue 1 during the 2012–2013 temper for Rennes, having come through their youth organization. [ 6 ]
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Watford [edit ]
Doucouré playing for Watford in 2017 On 1 February 2016, Doucouré signed to Premier League club Watford for an undisclosed fee and immediately went on lend to La Liga cabaret Granada CF on loanword. [ 7 ] He made his first La Liga appearance one week late, when he came on as an 80th-minute alternate for Adalberto Peñaranda in a 1–2 base loss against Real Madrid. [ 8 ] Doucouré scored his first goal for Watford on 4 March 2017, netting an injury time consolation as Watford lost 3–4 to Southampton. [ 9 ] Doucouré scored seven goals and made two assists in the 2017–18 season, with five goals and six assists the year after. [ 10 ] He was named “ Player of the Season ” for the golf club at the end of the 2017–18 season. [ 11 ]
Everton [edit ]
On 8 September 2020, Premier League club Everton announced that they had signed Doucouré from Watford for an undisclosed tip believed to be in the region of £20m. [ 12 ] He signed a three-year deal with a club choice for a fourth season. [ 13 ] Doucouré made his debut on 13 September during Everton ‘s first gear game of the 2020–21 season, 1–0 win away from home against Tottenham Hotspur. [ 14 ] Doucouré scored his first Everton goal with a herculean header in a 3–2 away win against Fulham on 22 November 2020 in a Premier League fixture. [ 15 ] He scored again against Manchester United in a 3–3 string on 6 February 2021 at Old Trafford when he tapped in from close range. [ 16 ] On 12 March, Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti said that Doucouré had suffered a fracture foot in training frankincense ruling him out for 8–10 weeks. Ancelotti said he hoped Doucouré would return to the team before the end of the season. [ 17 ]
International career [edit ]
Doucouré played for France at U21 level. [ citation needed ] In March 2019, he was approached by the Mali FA over representing the african nation at international level. He is eligible to play for Mali, the state of his parents, but rejected their overture. [ 18 ]
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In February 2020, Doucouré said in an interview that he was targeting a plaza in the France national team but he besides remained open to represent the Mali national team. [ 19 ] In September 2020, Doucouré was called up by Mali for upcoming matches against Ghana on 9 October and Iran on 13 October in Turkey, [ 20 ] which he rejected due to his desire to play for France under Didier Deschamps. [ 21 ]
dash of play [edit ]
Former Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti has said of Doucouré that “ he can play everywhere on the lurch. He can play number 10, in behind, in front of the defense, his work defensively is very estimable. He is learning a draw tactically adenine well. He has a fantastic ability for the transition when we catch the ball. He is fantastic box-to-box. ” [ 22 ]
career statistics [edit ]
golf club [edit ]
- As of match played 2 October 2021[23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2010–11 | CFA | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | CFA 2 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Rennes | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 75 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 16 | ||
| Granada (loan) | 2015–16 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Watford | 2016–17 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| Total | 129 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 17 | ||
| Everton | 2020–21 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 278 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 313 | 40 | ||
Honours [edit ]
Watford
Individual
References [edit ]
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