Ismaël Doukouré
Country: France/Ivory Coast
Date of birth: 24/07/2003 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Lille (France)
Height: 182cm
Youth career: Lille Wazemmes, Iris Club Lambersart, LOSC Lille, Valenciennes FC (since 2017)
Current club: Valenciennes FC
Squad number: 20
Current national team: France U-23
Position: central defender
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 1.200.000 €
Tournaments participated in: —
Contract until: 30.06.2023
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Dayot Upamecano
Strengths:
– pace 
– tackling and intercepting
– athleticism
– agility
– anticipation 
– ability to read the game
– aerial duels
– positional sense
Weaknesses:
– plays a little bit too risky near to his penalty area sometimes/lack of experience
Style of play:
– complete, dominant and elegant central defender
– player with decent body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– perfect to play as a RCB and LCB in a three-man defensive line
– can also play as a full-back if needed
– superb pace, agility and coordination
– modern defender who feels very comfortable and has a good composure on the ball/press-resistant with good ball playing ability
– able to play in a high line/tactically astute to play in various tactical systems
– likes to maraud forward
– well-fit, hard-working, and quick at anticipating the movement of the opponents
– excellent positioning and ability to read the game for a player of his age
– very good recovery pace
– not very tall, but he is dominant in the air thanks to his jumping technique
– accurate and tenacious tackler
– able to control the threat of the attacker without causing an imbalance in the defensive line
– very good ambidexterity using his left weaker foot
Doukouré uses his pace, makes a great tackle and intercepts the ball for his team.
Doukouré makes a great and clean last-man tackle.
He is best suited to playing as:
Central defender in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 16 July 2021):
Ligue 2 2020/2021: 19 games/0 goals (Valenciennes)
Description:
Ismaël Doukouré joined Valenciennes FC youth academy from his hometown club Lille. On 2 July 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Valenciennes. He made his professional debut in a 0-0 Ligue 2 draw with Sochaux on 17 October 2020. Thanks to his great form, he received a call up to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he will be the youngest player of the tournament.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
Player has the potential to become a key player in a top European club.
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