Cheick Doucouré

Not to be confused with Cheick Doukouré or Cheik Doukouré.

Cheick Oumar Doucouré (born 8 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Cheick Doucouré

Doucouré with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Cheick Oumar Doucouré[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Crystal Palace
Number	28
Youth career
2009–2017	JMG Academy Bamako
2016–2018	Real Bamako
2018	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Lens II	5	(0)
2018–2022	Lens	115	(6)
2022–	Crystal Palace	57	(0)
International career
2017	Mali U17	8	(0)
2018–2023	Mali	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Lens

Doucouré developed as a youth player at JMG Academy Bamako. He then spent the 2016–17 season with Real Bamako before moving the following season to Lens. Doucouré quickly cemented his place at Lens in the 2018–19 Ligue 2 campaign with him playing a total of 34 games across all competitions that season.^[2]

Crystal Palace

On 11 July 2022, Doucouré was signed by English club Crystal Palace on a five-year contract.^[3] In his first season, he was named the club's Player of the Year.^[4]

On 25 November 2023, Doucouré sustained an Achilles injury in a 2–1 loss to Luton Town, likely ruling him out for the rest of the 2023–24 season.^[5] On 28 February 2024, he extended his contract with Palace until 2029.^[6]

International career

In October 2018, Doucouré received his first call-up to the Mali national team.^[7] He made his debut for Mali in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 17 November 2018.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens II	2017–18[9]	Championnat National 2	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2019–20[10]	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Lens	2018–19[11]	Ligue 2	27	2	2	0	2	0	4[c]	0	35	2
	2019–20[12]	Ligue 2	21	1	1	0	2	0	—		24	1
	2020–21[13]	Ligue 1	33	2	2	2	—		—		35	4
	2021–22[14]	Ligue 1	34	1	3	0	—		—		37	1
	Total		115	6	8	2	4	0	4	0	131	8
Crystal Palace	2022–23[15]	Premier League	34	0	1	0	0	0	—		35	0
	2023–24[16]	Premier League	11	0	0	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2024–25[17]	Premier League	12	0	0	0	1	0	—		13	0
	Total		57	0	1	0	2	0	—		60	0
Career total			177	6	9	2	6	0	4	0	196	8

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Ligue 1 promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 18 June 2023^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2018	1	0
	2019	4	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	2	0
Total		12	0

Honours

Individual

• Crystal Palace Player of the Season: 2022–23^[19]