Souleyman Keli Doumbia (born 24 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Early career

Doumbia was part of the

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youth academy from 2009 to 2016. In the summer of 2016, he was transferred to

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club

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, where he made his professional debut on 22 October versus

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. On 31 January 2017, Doumbia joined fellow Serie B side

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on loan.

Rennes

In January 2019 he signed a three-year contract with

Stade Rennais Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pl ...

Angers

In January 2020, Doumbia joined

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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.

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

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. He also started for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s. He made his

Ivory Coast national football team The Ivory Coast national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by ...

debut on 15 June 2019 in a friendly against Uganda, as a starter.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doumbia, Souleyman Living people 1996 births Footballers from Paris French footballers Citizens of Ivory Coast through descent Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers Ivory Coast international footballers Association football defenders S.S.C. Bari players L.R. Vicenza players Grasshopper Club Zürich players Stade Rennais F.C. players Angers SCO players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Serie B players Swiss Super League players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players French expatriate footballers Ivorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy French sportspeople of Ivorian descent