Tongo Hamed Doumbia (born 6 August 1989) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Mali national team.

Career

French football

Doumbia played youth football with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec, JS Noisy-le-Sec,

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and RSC Montreuil. Aged 17 he signed a contract with

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club

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in summer 2007. He played for their reserve team of Châteauroux in the French Fifth Division, playing just one first team game for the club; on 20 February 2009 against

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. After two years with Châteauroux Doumbia left to sign for

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on 19 June 2009. He made his debut for team in the

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against

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on 23 September 2009. During the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons he became a more regular player in the Rennes line-up, making a total of 59 appearances for the club to date.

Wolves

On 30 July 2012, Doumbia initially joined English side

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on a planned season-long loan deal, with view to a permanent move. On 13 November 2012, Wolves announced that Doumbia had signed a permanent contract to keep him at the club until summer 2016. He made 35 appearances in total during the season as the club ended up becoming relegated to

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. After this relegation, new Wolves manager

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stated that Doumbia was not likely to feature in his plans for the new season. On 6 August 2013 he left Wolves to join

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club

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on a season-long loan, where he became a regular player but could not help them avoid relegation.

Toulouse

On 29 August 2014, Doumbia signed for Ligue 1 club

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for an undisclosed fee.

Al Ain FC

Doumbia signed for

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in Abu Dhabi on 5 October 2018.

Aktobe

On 18 February 2021, Doumbia signed for

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club

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References

External links

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Tongo Hamed Doumbia profile
at StadeRennais.com * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doumbia, Tongo 1989 births Living people French people of Malian descent People from Vernon, Eure Association football midfielders French footballers Citizens of Mali through descent Malian footballers Mali international footballers Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players Stade Rennais F.C. players LB Châteauroux players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Valenciennes FC players Toulouse FC players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Al Ain FC players Ajman Club players Western United FC players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players English Football League players Croatian Football League players UAE Pro League players Expatriate footballers in England Malian expatriate footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Sportspeople from Eure Footballers from Normandy