Douhou Pierre

Douhou Pierre
Personal information
Full name	Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre
Date of birth	21 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	DSK Shivajians
Number	10
Youth career
	JMG Academy
	True Sport Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2007–2009	Mahindra United
2009–2014	Pune
2014–2016	Salgaocar
2016–2017	DSK Shivajians
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre (born 21 December 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for DSK Shivajians in the I-League.^[1]

Career

Early career

Born in Abidjan, Douhou started his career at the JMG Academy which was founded by former France international Jean-Marc Guillou.^[2] While at the academy, Douhou played with future Ivorian internationals, such as Emmanuel Eboué and Salomon Kalou.^[2] He then went off to Thailand and Vietnam to train at those branches of the JMG Academy, where he then went on to play for True Sport Arsenal CF in Thailand.^[2]

Douhou's professional career began in 2007, when he signed for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai of the V.League 1, where he stayed for six months before signing for Mahindra United in the I-League of India.

Pune

In 2009, Douhou signed for Pune in the I-League.^[3] After playing for the club in the 2009–10 season, Douhou left football for a season. He returned to the club on 13 September 2011.^[3] At the end of the 2011–12 I-League season, Douhou was voted "Pune FC Player of The Year".^[4]

Salgaocar

On 9 May 2014, Douhou signed for Salgaocar, after spending five years with Pune.^[5]

Honours

Mahindra United

Durand Cup: 2008

Individual

Pune FC Player of The Year: 2011–12

References

^ "Old Candy in New Wrapper: DSK Shivajians have got basics right but lack excitement". thefangarage.com. Pune. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Douche Pierre". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Douhou Pierre back in Pune FC fold". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ "Douhou Pierre Pune FC Player of the year". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ "Douhou Pierre roped in by Salgaocar FC". Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

External links

Pune Football Club Profile.

[1] "Old Candy in New Wrapper: DSK Shivajians have got basics right but lack excitement". thefangarage.com. Pune. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[Rune_Profile-2] "Douche Pierre". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

[Pierre_Signs-3] "Douhou Pierre back in Pune FC fold". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

[4] "Douhou Pierre Pune FC Player of the year". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

[5] "Douhou Pierre roped in by Salgaocar FC". Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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