Jérémy Doku

Jérémy Baffour Doku (born 27 May 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Belgium national team.

Jérémy Doku
Doku with Anderlecht in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jérémy Baffour Doku[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002[2][3]
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 10
Youth career
KVC Olympic Deurne
Tubantia Borgerhout
0000–2012 Beerschot
2012–2018 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Anderlecht 34 (5)
2020– Rennes 70 (7)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U15 5 (2)
2017–2018 Belgium U16 10 (3)
2018–2019 Belgium U17 16 (6)
2019– Belgium U21 4 (1)
2020– Belgium 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Anderlecht

Doku began playing football at a young age in Antwerp for KVC Olympic Deurne and Tubantia Borgerhout, then he played for Beerschot.[4] Later on, he moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht in 2012 at the age of 10.[5] He made his professional debut with Anderlecht in a 4–2 Belgian First Division A loss to Sint-Truiden on 25 November 2018, at the age of 16.[6]

Rennes

On 5 October 2020, Doku signed for Rennes for five years, for €26 million in addition to bonuses.[7][8]

International career

Doku was born in Belgium and is of Ghanaian descent.[9] Doku represented the Belgium U17s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10]

He made his first appearance for the Belgium national team on 5 September 2020 against Denmark in the UEFA Nations League. Three days later, he scored his first goal for the Belgium national team in a 5–1 win against Iceland.[11]

In the UEFA Euro 2020, held in June 2021, Doku was one of the substitutes for the Belgium national team in their group stage match against Denmark, and was included in the starting line-up for the subsequent game against Finland; he was again named to the starting 11 for Belgium's quarter-final loss against Italy.

In November 2022, Doku was called up to the Belgium squad that would compete for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar by manager Roberto Martinez. [12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 May 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 60000060
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 21331—244
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 72——72
Total 3453100376
Rennes 2020–21 Ligue 1 302106[lower-alpha 2]0372
2021–22 Ligue 1 141113[lower-alpha 3]0182
2022–23 Ligue 1 265214[lower-alpha 4]0326
Total 707421308710
Career total 104127313012416
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 1 December 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202051
202151
202220
Total122
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doku goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Jérémy Doku
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
18 September 2020King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Iceland5–15–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A[15]
230 March 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Belarus4–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[16]

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Belgium (BEL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "J. Doku". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Jéremy Doku - Belgium - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. Dimitri Charles (9 September 2020). "HOE 'MADE IN ANDERLECHT' IS JÉRÉMY DOKU?". voetbalbelgie.be (in Dutch).
  5. "Anderlecht Online - Doku a probablement le plus gros potentiel de Neerpede (présentation) (04 mai 18)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  6. "Sint-Truiden vs. Anderlecht - 25 November 2018". Soccerway.
  7. "Official: Jérémy Doku signs for Rennes for €26m + bonuses". Get French Football News. 25 October 2020.
  8. "JÉRÉMY DOKU EST ROUGE ET NOIR !". Stade Rennais (in French). 25 October 2020.
  9. "Video: English giants Liverpool set to sign Ghanaian youngster Jeremy Doku". GhanaSoccernet.
  10. "Nos -17 échouent en demi-finale - Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football-Association". www.belgianfootball.be.
  11. "Belgium 5-1 Iceland: Red Devils top of group after rampant display". Goal.com. 8 September 2020.
  12. "FFT Belgium squad WC2022". December 2022.
  13. "Jérémy Doku » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  14. "Jérémy Doku". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  15. "Belgium 5–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  16. "Belgium 8–0 Belarus: Leandro Trossard scores twice in crushing win". BBC Sport. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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