Abdoulaye Doucouré

Following his move to NEOM, Doucouré's current-season form is down 69% on last season (Season 39→12), while his Rating eased 43→15. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 49).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	NEOM · 8th	13	0	4	6.98	15	12
2024/25	Everton · 13th	33	3	2	6.76	43	39
2023/24	Everton · 15th	32	7	1	6.91	51	49
2022/23	Everton · 17th	25	5	2	6.71	51	26
2021/22	Everton · 16th	30	2	4	6.83	63	49

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Mali · international

Side	Apps	G
Mali	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Attacking midfielder

A. Doucouré is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder at NEOM, rated 14.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.37 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Doucouré.

On the season, Doucouré graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 4 assists in 13 appearances (0.373 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 33 Doucouré is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

14.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.37

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · NEOM finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 13 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.31 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.37 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.7 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.373

Goal contribution / 900.373

Defensive actions / 903.447

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.466

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 33, Doucouré sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Doucouré's projected Rating — 14.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists4—

Defending

Tackles24—

Interceptions8—

Blocks5—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€37.1M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

NEOMAug 2025 – Jun 2026Free Transfer

EvertonSept 2020 – Aug 2025€ 26.5M

Watford(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Sept 2020

Granada CF(on loan)Feb 2016 – Jun 2016

WatfordFeb 2016 – Feb 2016€ 10.6M

Rennesuntil Feb 2016

About A. Doucouré

Abdoulaye Doucouré is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for NEOM, born on January 1, 1993 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Mali. NEOM currently sit 7th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, A. Doucouré has made 13 appearances with 0 goals and 4 assists across 966 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

A. Doucouré's next match is on August 28, 2026, when NEOM face Al Riyadh away in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Doucouré at 14.7 with a Season form score of 11.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Florida Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, A. Doucouré has totalled 404 club appearances with 50 goals and 31 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 37 appearances for Watford.

A. Doucouré's career has also included time at Everton, Watford, Granada CF and Rennes.

On the international stage, A. Doucouré has represented Mali — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · NEOM finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points