Lucas Gourna-Douath

Lucas Gourna-Douath
Gourna-Douath with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lucas Gourna-Douath
Date of birth (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges,
France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2012 Lieusaint
2012–2017 Sénart-Moissy
2017–2018 Torcy
2018–2020 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Saint-Étienne B 6 (0)
2020–2022 Saint-Étienne 61 (1)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 61 (0)
2022 → FC Liefering (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U16 11 (0)
2019–2020 France U17 4 (1)
2021–2022 France U19 10 (0)
2022–2023 France U20 2 (0)
2023– France U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Lucas Gourna-Douath (born 5 August 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

Saint-Étienne

On 6 May 2020, Gourna-Douath signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne at the age of 16.[1] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on 12 September 2020.[2]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 13 July 2022, Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Gourna-Douath on a five-year contract.[3] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was a reported €15 million, making him the most expensive signing in the history of Austrian football.[4]

International career

Gourna-Douath was born in France and is of Central African Republic descent. He is a youth international for France.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 6 0 — — — 6 0
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 30 0 3 0 — — 33 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 31 1 0 0 — 1 0 32 1
Total 61 1 3 0 — 1 0 65 1
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 21 0 3 0 8[a] 0 — 32 0
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 28 0 2 1 5[b] 0 — 35 1
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 12 0 2 1 9[b] 0 0 0 23 1
Total 61 0 7 2 22 0 0 0 90 2
FC Liefering (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 129 1 10 2 22 0 1 0 162 3
  1. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Officiel - Lucas Gourna-Douath passe pro à Saint-Etienne". www.madeinfoot.com.
  2. ^ "Saint-Etienne vs. Strasbourg - 12 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Top talent joins FC Red Bull Salzburg - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "ASSE : Gourna-Douath devient le plus cher de l'histoire du foot autrichien". Sportune (in French). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Lucas Gourna Douath : Le Franco-Centrafricain passe pro à Saint-Etienne". 6 June 2020.


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