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Born in France, Doucoure  plays for the Mali national team.Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Club career[edit]Rennes[edit]Watford[edit]Everton[edit]International career[edit]Style of play[edit]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]Honours[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Doucour\u00e9 was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines,[4] to Malian parents. His cousin Ladji Doucour\u00e9 is a French track and field athlete.[5]Club career[edit]Rennes[edit]Doucour\u00e9 made his debut in the Ligue 1 during the 2012\u20132013 season for Rennes, having come through their youth system.[6]Watford[edit]  Doucour\u00e9 playing for Watford in 2017On 1 February 2016, Doucour\u00e9 signed to Premier League club Watford for an undisclosed fee and immediately went on loan to La Liga club Granada CF on loan.[7]He made his first La Liga appearance one week later, when he came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Adalberto Pe\u00f1aranda in a 1\u20132 home loss against Real Madrid.[8] Doucour\u00e9 scored his first goal for Watford on 4 March 2017, netting an injury time consolation as Watford lost 3\u20134 to Southampton.[9]Doucour\u00e9 scored seven goals and made two assists in the 2017\u201318 season, with five goals and six assists the year after.[10] He was named “Player of the Season” for the club at the end of the 2017\u201318 season.[11]Everton[edit]On 8 September 2020, Premier League club Everton announced that they had signed Doucour\u00e9 from Watford for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of \u00a320m.[12] He signed a three-year deal with a club option for a fourth season.[13] Doucour\u00e9 made his debut on 13 September during Everton’s first game of the 2020\u201321 season, 1\u20130 win away from home against Tottenham Hotspur.[14] Doucour\u00e9 scored his first Everton goal with a powerful header in a 3\u20132 away win against Fulham on 22 November 2020 in a Premier League fixture.[15] He scored again against Manchester United in a 3\u20133 draw on 6 February 2021 at Old Trafford when he tapped in from close range.[16] On 12 March, Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said that Doucour\u00e9 had suffered a fractured foot in training thus ruling him out for 8\u201310 weeks. Ancelotti said he hoped Doucour\u00e9 would return to the team before the end of the season.[17]On April 4, 2023, Doucoure receives a straight red card during Everton’s 1-1 draw against Tottenham for violent conduct after hitting Harry Kane in the face.International career[edit]Doucour\u00e9 played for France at U21 level.[citation needed] In March 2019, he was approached by the Mali FA over representing the African country at international level. He is eligible to play for Mali, the country of his origin, but rejected their approach.[18]In February 2020, Doucour\u00e9 said in an interview that he was targeting a place in the France national team but he also remained open to represent the Mali national team.[19] In September 2020, Doucour\u00e9 was called up by Mali for upcoming matches against Ghana on 9 October and Iran on 13 October in Turkey,[20] which he rejected due to his desire to play for France under Didier Deschamps.[21]In February 2022, Mali FA President Baviuex Tour\u00e9 told the media that he was in negotiation with Doucour\u00e9, hoping that he would switch his international allegiance from France in time to feature in their World Cup play-offs in March.[22]In March 2022, Doucour\u00e9 finally accepted a call-up from Mali and is in line to make his international debut this month as Mali push for World Cup qualification. [23] He debuted with Mali in a 1\u20130 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022.[24]Style of play[edit]Former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has said of Doucour\u00e9 that “he can play everywhere on the pitch. He can play number 10, in behind, in front of the defence, his work defensively is really good. He is learning a lot tactically as well. He has a fantastic ability for the transition when we catch the ball. He is fantastic box-to-box.”[25]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]As of match played 3 April 2023[26]International[edit]As of match played 29 March 2022[27]Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMali202220Total20Honours[edit]WatfordIndividualReferences[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/abdoulaye-doucoure-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Abdoulaye Doucour\u00e9 – Wikipedia"}}]}]