Guéla Doué
Doué with Rennes in 2023
Personal information
Full name Guéla Maho Lewis Doué[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002
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
 Rennes
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2021 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rennes B 18 (0)
2023– Rennes 3 (0)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:49, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Guéla Maho Lewis Doué (born 17 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in France, he represents Ivory Coast at youth international level.

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]

International career

Born in France, Doué is Ivorian by descent.[17] He was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a set of matches in March 2023.[18]

Personal life

Doué's younger brother Désiré, and his cousins Yann Gboho and Marc-Olivier Doué are also professional footballers.[13][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Tournoi « Morroco U23 Challenge » : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs". www.pressecotedivoire.ci.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 Quarez, Benjamin (17 January 2023). "Ligue 1 : Rennes prolonge Guéla Doué jusqu'en 2025". Le Parisien. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Stade Rennais. Premier contrat pro pour le jeune latéral droit Guéla Doué". Le Télégramme (in French). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 "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. 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. 1 2 Cassé, Josué (15 April 2022). "Rennes : Désiré Doué signe son premier contrat professionnel". Foot Mercato. 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. ↑ "Mercato : le Franco-ivoirien Guéla Doué prolonge à Rennes jusqu'en 2025". ami-sportif.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "Sélections : Guela Doué appelé avec la Côte d'Ivoire U23". Stade Rennais Online.
  19. ↑ Lombardi, Lorenzo (23 October 2022). "Attenzione a... Désiré Doué". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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