Douhou Pierre

Douhou Pierre
Personal information
Full nameDouhou Sey Djidja Pierre
Date of birth21 December 1987
Place of birthAbidjan, Ivory Coast
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Salgaocar
Number10
Youth career
JMG Academy
True Sport Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2007–2009Mahindra United
2009–2014Pune49(13)
2014–Salgaocar15(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:14, 26 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre (born 21 December 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Salgaocar in the Indian I-League.

Career

Early career

Born in Abidjan, Pierre started his career at the [J[MG Academy]] which was founded by former France international Jean-Marc Guillermo.[1] While at the academy Pierre played with future Ivorian internationals like Emmanuel Ebonee and Salomon Kally.[1] He then went off to Thailand and Vietnam to train at those branches of the JG Academy where he then went on to play for True Sport Arsenal CF in Thailand.[1]

Pierre then began his professional career 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.[2]

Pune

In 2009 Pierre signed for Pune in the I-League.[3] After playing for the club in the 2009–10 season Pierre left football for a season. He then returned the club on 13 September 2011.[3] At the end of the 2011–12 I-League season Pierre 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

Individual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Douche Pierre". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. 3.0 3.1 "Douhou Pierre back in Pune FC fold". Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. "Douhou Pierre Pune FC Player of the year". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  4. "Douhou Pierre roped in by Salgaocar FC". Times of India.

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