| Guéla Doué | |
| Full Name: | Guéla Maho Lewis Doué[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2002 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Angers, France |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Right-back, centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Strasbourg |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rennes |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 19:15, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 26 March 2024 |
Guéla Maho Lewis Doué (born 17 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
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. He began playing with Rennes National 3 reserves in 2020–21.[4]
The young defender signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 November 2021.[5] [6] His progress through the 2021–22 season was however halted by a serious injury,[7] 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.[8] [9] [10]
Doué made his first team debut during the 2022 summer friendlies, joining his brother Désiré on the field against Caen.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13] [14] [15]
On 26 July 2024, Doué joined Strasbourg by signing a contract until 2029.[16]
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]
Doué made his debut for the senior Ivory Coast national team on 23 March 2024 in a friendly against Benin.[19]
Three days later, he scored his first national team goal, the winner in the 84th minute in a 2–1 friendly victory over Uruguay.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rennes B | 2020–21 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Rennes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | |||
Doué's younger brother Désiré, and his cousins Yann Gboho and Marc-Olivier Doué are also professional footballers.[21] [22]