Moussa Doumbia (born 15 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and left winger for French Championnat National side Sochaux. Born in Ivory Coast, he plays for the Mali national team.
Club career
On 16 June 2014, Doumbia signed a four-year contract with Rostov of the Russian Premier League.[2] His previous team AS Real Bamako, and was a free agent before sigining for Rostov.
On 25 February 2017, Doumbia signed for Arsenal Tula on loan for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[3]
On 27 June 2018, he signed a four-year contract with French club Reims.[4]
On 29 June 2022, Doumbia joined Sochaux on a three-year deal.[5] This was seen as his best spell of his senior career, scoring 11 goals in 34 appearances. Shortly after a single season at Sochaux, he joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.,[6] on 3 August 2023.
On 1 February 2025, Doumbia returned to Sochaux, signing on for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.[7]
International career
Doumbia made his debut for Mali on 29 June 2014 in a 3–1 victory over China in Shenzhen.[8]
In a match against Ivory Coast in October 2016, Doumbia lost consciousness following a collision with an Ivorian player. Serge Aurier, player of the Ivory Coast national team, helped save Doumbia's life by putting two fingers inside his mouth as a makeshift tracheal tube to keep his airways open, preventing him from suffocating.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 February 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Bamako | 2013–14 | Malian Première Division | – | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Rostov | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 3 | |||
| Arsenal Tula (loan) | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Reims | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 88 | 6 | ||||
| Reims B | 2020–21 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sochaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 35 | 13 | |||
| Al-Adalah | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 4 | |||
| Sochaux | 2024–25 | CFA | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 209 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 28 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 20 November 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 6 | |
- As of match played 17 October 2023[11][10]
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doumbia goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2016 | Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan | 3 |  South Sudan |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 4 September 2016 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 4 |  Benin |
5–1 | 5–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 17 November 2018 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon | 15 |  Gabon |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 17 November 2020 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | 24 |  Namibia |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 7 October 2021 | Adrar Stadium, Souss-Massa, Morocco | 29 |  Kenya |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 17 October 2023 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | 41 |  Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References
- ^ "Moussa Doumbia, Attaquant des Aigles du Mali : "La RCI reste prenable malgré leur statut de champion d'Afrique"". 7 October 2016.
- ^ Мусса Думбия стал игроком «Ростова». fc-rostov.ru (in Russian). FC Rostov. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Мусса Думбия стал оружейником". arsenaltula.ru (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Moussa Doumbia, un dynamiteur au SDR" (in French). Stade de Reims. 27 June 2018.
- ^ "MOUSSA DOUMBIA S'ENGAGE TROIS SAISONS AVEC LE FCSM" (in French). Sochaux. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "العدالة يتعاقد مع الدولي المالي موسى دومبيا".
- ^ "MOUSSA DOUMBIA DE RETOUR AU FC SOCHAUX-MONTBÉLIARD" (in French). Sochaux. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Match amical International Chine-Mali (1-3): Les Aigles évoluant en Afrique battent la sélection chinoise". malifootball.com (in French). Mali Football. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Quick-acting Aurier saves Moussa Doumbia's life". Diario AS. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b Moussa Doumbia at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Moussa Doumbia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
