Guéla Doué

Guéla Doué
Doué with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Guéla Maho Lewis Doué[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Angers, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Strasbourg
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2021 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Rennes B 20 (0)
2023–2024 Rennes 19 (0)
2024– Strasbourg 14 (1)
International career‡
2023 Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
2024– Ivory Coast 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Guéla Maho Lewis Doué (born 17 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Early career

Having joined the Stade Rennais as an eight years old,[2][3] Guéla Doué was part of a 2002 generation comprising the likes of Eduardo Camavinga, Brandon Soppy and Georginio Rutter.[4] He began playing with Rennes National 3 reserves in 2020–21.[5]

The young defender signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 November 2021.[6][5][7] His progress through the 2021–22 season was however halted by a serious injury,[2][6][8] making his way back with the reserve only in May 2022, still managing to help them winning promotion to the National 2 after only narrowly topping the Brittany group.[9][10][11]

Rennes

Doué made his first team debut during the 2022 summer friendlies, joining his brother Désiré on the field against Caen.[12]

Having already appeared several times on the bench in Ligue 1 under Bruno Génésio's management, on 17 January 2023 Guéla extended his contract with the club until 2025.[2][4][13]

He made his senior debut with Rennes in a 3–0 league win over Strasbourg on 1 February 2023, coming in as a late substitute for his younger brother, who had just became the youngest ever player to deliver an assist and score a goal in a Ligue 1 game.[14][15][16]

Strasbourg

On 26 July 2024, Doué joined Strasbourg by signing a contract until 2029.[17]

International career

Born in France, Doué is Ivorian by descent.[18] He was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a set of matches in March 2023.[19]

Doué made his debut for the senior Ivory Coast national team on 23 March 2024 in a friendly against Benin.[20]

Three days later, he scored his first national team goal, the winner in the 84th minute in a 2–1 friendly victory over Uruguay.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes B 2020–21 National 3 3 0 — — — 3 0
2021–22 National 3 3 0 — — — 3 0
2022–23 National 3 12 0 — — — 12 0
2023–24 National 3 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 20 0 — — — 20 0
Rennes 2022–23 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 24 0 5 0 4[a] 0 — 33 0
Total 26 0 5 0 4 0 — 35 0
Strasbourg 2024–25 Ligue 1 14 1 1 0 — — 15 1
Career total 60 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 70 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played on 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2024 7 1
Total 7 1

Personal life

Doué's younger brother Désiré, and his cousins Yann Gboho and Marc-Olivier Doué are also professional footballers.[13][22]

References

  1. ^ "Tournoi " Morroco U23 Challenge " : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs". www.pressecotedivoire.ci.
  2. ^ a b c "Guéla Doué prolonge jusqu'en 2025". Ouest-France (in French). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ Le Goff, Brian (18 January 2023). "Stade Rennais : le grand frère d'un joueur des Rouge et Noir prolonge son contrat". Actu Rennes (in French). actu.fr [fr]. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Quarez, Benjamin (17 January 2023). "Ligue 1 : Rennes prolonge Guéla Doué jusqu'en 2025". Le Parisien. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Stade Rennais. Premier contrat pro pour le jeune latéral droit Guéla Doué". Le Télégramme (in French). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Guela Doué signe son premier contrat professionnel". Ouest-France (in French). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ Rault, Mathieu (18 November 2021). "Stade Rennais : Guéla Doué passe pro". Foot Mercato [fr]. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ Rassouli, Thomas. "Pierre-Emmanuel Bourdeau : " On ne veut pas former des équipes, mais des joueurs d'équipe "". SRO (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ^ "N3 : le Stade Rennais maintient la pression après sa victoire face à Plouzané". Ouest-France (in French). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. ^ Sermaise, Florian (4 June 2022). "Le Stade Rennais valide sa montée en N2 après un match fou !". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ Guyon, Pierre (4 June 2022). "L'équipe réserve arrache la montée en National 2". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  12. ^ Fretigné, Laurent (23 July 2022). "Guéla et Désiré Doué, deux frangins qui portent bien leur nom". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b Cassé, Josué (15 April 2022). "Rennes : Désiré Doué signe son premier contrat professionnel". Foot Mercato [fr]. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ^ Lejolivet, Pierre (1 February 2023). "Désiré Doué bat un record de précocité contre Strasbourg". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  15. ^ Brosse, Raphaël (2 February 2023). "Records de précoces, gloire à Juninho, Balogun devant Mbappé : les tops et flops de la 21e journée". Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  16. ^ Le Gall, Pierre (1 February 2023). "Stade Rennais – Strasbourg. Le réveil éclatant d'Amine Gouiri : les notes des Rouge et Noir". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Guela Doué au Racing" (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 26 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Mercato : le Franco-ivoirien Guéla Doué prolonge à Rennes jusqu'en 2025". ami-sportif.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Sélections : Guela Doué appelé avec la Côte d'Ivoire U23". Stade Rennais Online.
  20. ^ "Ivory Coast v Benin game report". ESPN. 23 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Ivory Coast v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2024.
  22. ^ Lombardi, Lorenzo (23 October 2022). "Attenzione a... Désiré Doué". Retrieved 2 February 2023.