Fodé Doucouré

Fodé Doucouré
Doucouré with Red Star in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Le Havre
Number 13
Youth career
2018–2019 Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Reims B 27 (0)
2020–2022 Reims 10 (0)
2022Red Star (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2025 Red Star 78 (3)
2025– Le Havre 20 (2)
International career
2023 Mali U23 5 (0)
2024– Mali 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:13, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Fodé Doucouré (born 3 February 2001) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French Ligue 1 club Le Havre and the Mali national team.

Club career

On 11 July 2019, Doucouré signed a professional contract with Reims.[1] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win over Montpellier on 25 October 2020.[2]

On 10 January 2022, he joined Red Star on loan until the end of the season.[3] On 25 July 2022, Doucouré returned to Red Star on a permanent basis.[4]

On 25 July 2022, Doucouré permanently joined Red Star. The Malian defender signed a contract running until June 2025.[5] He won the Championnat National title with the club in 2024.[6]

On 22 July 2025, Doucouré signed a two-year contract with Le Havre in Ligue 1.[7]

International career

In the summer of 2023, Doucouré played for the Mali national team at the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. He was a regular starter for the team during the tournament, where Mali won the bronze medal, which secured qualification for the Olympic Games.[8] Doucouré himself was named to the tournament's Team of the Tournament.[9] In July 2024, he competed at the Summer Olympics in Paris, where the Malian team failed to advance from the group stage[10], collecting only one point.

Doucouré made his debut for the senior Mali national team on 6 September 2024 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Mozambique, in which he provided an assist.[11]

On 11 December 2025, Doucouré was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reims II 2019–20 CFA 2 20 0 20 0
2020–21 CFA 2 5 0 5 0
2021–22 CFA 2 2 0 2 0
Total 27 0 27 0
Reims 2020–21 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Red Star (loan) 2021–22 CFA 15 0 0 0 15 0
Red Star 2022–23 CFA 26 1 0 0 26 1
2023–24 CFA 30 1 1 0 31 1
2024–25 Ligue 2 22 1 1 0 23 1
Total 78 3 2 0 80 3
Le Havre 2025–26 Ligue 1 20 2 0 0 20 2
Career total 150 5 2 0 0 0 152 5

International

As of match played on 29 December 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2024 5 0
2025 4 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Red Star

References

  1. ^ "Fodé Doucouré, un nouvel atout défensif en Pro 2 ! | Stade de Reims". www.stade-de-reims.com.
  2. ^ "Montpellier vs. Reims - 25 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "FODÉ DOUCOURÉ REJOINT LE RED STAR" (in French). Red Star. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "FODÉ DOUCOURÉ EST AUDONIEN !" (in French). Red Star. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ "FODÉ DOUCOURÉ EST AUDONIEN !". redstar.fr (in French). 25 July 2022..
  6. ^ "Mercato : Fodé Doucouré signe au Havre après trois saisons et demie au Red Star". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Bienvenue à Fodé Doucouré !" [Welcome to Fodé Doucouré!] (in French). Le Havre. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  8. ^ Villiers, Ockert de. (9 July 2023). "U23 Africa Cup of Nations: Hosts Morocco beats defending champions Egypt for the title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Mali U23 footballers backed to win country's first medal". BBC Sport. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. ^ "FODÉ DOUCOURÉ SELÉCTIONNÉ AUX JO DE PARIS 2024" (in French). Red Star Football Club. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  11. ^ "RETOURS DE SÉLECTIONS" (in French). Red Star Football Club. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Voici la liste des Aigles retenus par le sélectionneur Tom Saintfiet pour la CAN Maroc 2025". Facebook (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  13. ^ Garlan, Victor (26 April 2024). "Le Red Star sacré champion de National". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2024.