Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre (born 21 December 1987) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as an

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for

DSK Shivajians DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league ...

in the

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Career

Early career

Born in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

, Douhou started his career at the

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which was founded by former

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international

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. While at the academy, Douhou played with future Ivorian internationals, such as

Emmanuel Eboué Emmanuel Eboué (born 4 June 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a right back. Formed at ASEC Mimosas, he moved to Europe to play for Belgium's Beveren in 2002. He spent most of his career, from 2005 to 2011, with Ar ...

and

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. He then went off to

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

and

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

to train at those branches of the JMG Academy, where he then went on to play for True Sport Arsenal CF in Thailand. Douhou's professional career began in 2007, when he signed for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai of the

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, where he stayed for six months before signing for

Mahindra United Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, befo ...

in the

of India.

Pune

In 2009, Douhou signed for

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

in the

. After playing for the club in the 2009–10 season, Douhou left football for a season. He returned to the club on 13 September 2011. At the end of the

2011–12 I-League The 2011–12 I-League was the fifth season of the I-League. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season. The current edition has a tota ...

season, Douhou was voted "Pune FC Player of The Year".

Salgaocar

On 9 May 2014, Douhou signed for

Salgaocar Salgaocar Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. They have also played in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, the clu ...

, after spending five years with

Honours

Mahindra United *

Durand Cup The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...

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Individual * Pune FC Player of The Year: 2011–12

References

External links

Pune Football Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pierre, Douhou 1987 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian men's footballers Mahindra United FC players Pune FC players Salgaocar FC players Men's association football midfielders I-League players Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in India