Désiré Doué (born 3 June 2005) is a French-Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Doué began playing football with the youth academy of

at the age of five in 2011. He began his senior career with their reserves in 2021, and started training with the senior side in February 2021. On 14 April 2022, he signed his first professional contract until 2024. On 7 August 2022, Doué made his professional debut for Rennes as a substitute in a 1–0

defeat at home to

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. On 31 August, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 league win at home over

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. On 6 October, Doué scored an 89th-minute winning goal for Rennes in a 2–1

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home victory over

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, his first European goal.

International career

Born in France, Doué holds French and Ivorian nationalities He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U17s. He played for the U17s in their winning campaign at the

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Personal life

Doué's brother

Guéla Doué Guéla Maho Lewis Doué (born 17 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team. Club career Early career Having joined the Stade ...

, and his cousins

Yann Gboho Gnantin Yann-Alexandre Gboho (born 14 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse. Born in Ivory Coast, he is a former France youth international. Club career On 24 May 2018, Gboho s ...

and

Marc-Olivier Doué Marc-Olivier Doué Séné (born 11 October 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Eldense. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender. Club career On 12 October 2018, Doué signed with ...

are also professional footballers.

Honours

France U17 *

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References

External links

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FFF profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doue, Desire 2005 births Living people Sportspeople from Angers Ivorian men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders France men's youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Championnat National 3 players Stade Rennais F.C. players