Souleyman Doumbia

Souleyman Keli Doumbia (born 24 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC on loan from Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.^[3]

Souleyman Doumbia

Doumbia with Angers in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Souleyman Keli Doumbia[1]
Date of birth	(1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Charlotte FC (on loan from Standard Liège)
Number	21
Youth career
2009–2016	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Paris Saint-Germain B	15	(0)
2016–2018	Bari	5	(0)
2017	→ Vicenza (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Grasshoppers (loan)	32	(0)
2018	Grasshoppers	15	(0)
2019–2020	Rennes II	4	(0)
2019–2020	Rennes	8	(0)
2020	→ Angers (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2023	Angers	78	(0)
2024–	Standard Liège	21	(0)
2025–	→ Charlotte FC (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2015	Ivory Coast U20	3	(0)
2015	Ivory Coast U23	2	(0)
2019–	Ivory Coast	8	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 March 2025

Club career

Early career

Doumbia was part of the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy from 2009 to 2016.^[4] In the summer of 2016, he was transferred to Serie B club Bari, where he made his professional debut on 22 October versus Trapani.^[5] On 31 January 2017, Doumbia joined fellow Serie B side Vicenza on loan.^[6][7]

Rennes

In January 2019 he signed a three-year contract with Rennes.^[8]

Angers

In January 2020, Doumbia joined Angers 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.^[9][10]

Standard Liège

On 24 January 2024, Doumbia joined Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège on a contract until the end of the season with the option for a further year.^[11]

Charlotte FC

On 12 March 2025, Doumbia would move to the United States joining Charlotte FC on loan for their 2025 season.^[12]

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 2015 Toulon Tournament.^[13] He also started for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s.^[14] He made his Ivory Coast national football team debut on 15 June 2019 in a friendly against Uganda, as a starter.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of As of March 13, 2025.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain II	2013–14	CFA	0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2014–15		5	0	—		—		—		0	0	5	0
	2015–16		10	0	—		—		—		0	0	10	0
	Total		15	0	—		—		—		0	0	15	0
Bari	2016–17	Serie B	5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		—		0	0	5	0
Vicenza (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	3	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	Total		3	0	—		—		—		0	0	3	0
Grasshoppers (loan)	2017–18	Swiss Super League	32	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	35	0
Grasshoppers	2018–19	Swiss Super League	15	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	16	0
	Total		47	0	4	0	—		—		0	0	51	0
Rennes	2018–19	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
Angers (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Angers	2020–21	Ligue 1	27	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	28	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	27	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	28	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	24	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	26	0
	Total		78	0	4	0	—		—		0	0	82	0
Standard Liège	2023-24	Belgian Pro League	11	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	11	0
	2024-25	Belgian Pro League	10	0	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	11	0
	Total		21	0	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	22	0
Charlotte FC	2025	MLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			182	0	8	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	198	0