Nicolas Douchez

Nicolas Pascal Douchez (born 22 April 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Nicolas Douchez

Douchez with Lens in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Pascal Douchez
Date of birth	(1980-04-22) 22 April 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Rosny-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Le Havre	0	(0)
2003–2004	→ Châteauroux (loan)	26	(0)
2004–2008	Toulouse	86	(0)
2008–2011	Rennes	111	(0)
2011–2016	Paris Saint-Germain	11	(0)
2016–2018	Lens	46	(0)
2018–2019	Red Star	20	(0)
Total		300	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Nicolas Pascal Douchez^[2] was born on 22 April 1980 in Rosny-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis.^[1]

Club career

Toulouse

In 2005, Douchez signed for Toulouse FC. He played 86 league games for the club before signing with Rennes.^{[citation needed]}

Rennes

Douchez signed for Rennes in 2008, where he spent over three years with the club playing over 100 league games.^{[citation needed]}

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2011 Douchez signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer from Rennes. He was given the number 1 jersey for the upcoming season. Although he was initially expected to be the starter, this changed following the arrival of new club management, which recruited Salvatore Sirigu, who instead became the team's starting goalkeeper. Douchez played in the club's 2–1 victory over Lyon in the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final on 19 April 2014.^[3] After the arrival of Kevin Trapp, Douchez became third goalkeeper.^{[citation needed]}

Lens

In July 2016, free agent Douchez signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side RC Lens.^[4]

Red Star

In July 2018, Douchez signed for Red Star, newly promoted to Ligue 2.^[5]

International career

On 1 October 2009, Douchez was called up to France manager Raymond Domenech's 23-man squad for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Faroe Islands and Austria.^[6]

Career statistics

Douchez celebrating the 2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue win

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Havre	1998–99	Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	1999–2000	Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2000–01	Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2001–02	Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2002–03	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Châteauroux (loan)	2003–04	Ligue 2	26	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
Toulouse	2004–05	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2005–06	Ligue 1	14	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2006–07	Ligue 1	36	0	2	0	2	0	—		—		40	0
	2007–08	Ligue 1	36	0	1	0	0	0	7[a]	0	—		44	0
	Total		86	0	4	0	4	0	7	0	—		101	0
Rennes	2008–09	Ligue 1	37	0	6	0	1	0	4[b]	0	—		50	0
	2009–10	Ligue 1	37	0	2	0	2	0	—		—		41	0
	2010–11	Ligue 1	37	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		38	0
	Total		111	0	9	0	3	0	4	0	—		129	0
Paris Saint-Germain	2011–12	Ligue 1	0	0	2	0	1	0	7[b]	0	—		10	0
	2012–13	Ligue 1	4	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	5	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		11	0	14	0	11	0	7	0	0	0	43	0
Lens	2016–17	Ligue 2	38	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		38	0
	2017–18	Ligue 2	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		46	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		46	0
Red Star	2018–19	Ligue 2	20	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
Career total			300	0	27	0	20	0	18	0	0	0	365	0

1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Rennes

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008^{[citation needed]}

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14^{[citation needed]}
• Coupe de France: 2014–15^{[citation needed]}
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15^{[citation needed]}
• Trophée des Champions: 2013, 2014^{[citation needed]}