# Mahamadou Doumbia
**Mahamadou Doumbia** (born 2004 in Bamako, Mali) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Ittihad in the [Saudi Pro League](https://www.edgepedia.org/saudi-pro-league) and for the Mali national team, for which he has earned 7 caps without scoring.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805) He is 1.86 m tall and weighs 66 kg.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2004, Bamako, Mali[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805) |
| Position | Midfielder (central and defensive midfield)[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805) • [2](https://database.footballmanagerblog.org/fm26/players/2000189081-mahamadou-doumbia) |
| Club | Al-Ittihad (Saudi Pro League), shirt number 17, contract until 30 June 2030[3](https://www.spl.com.sa/en/players/mahamadou-doumbia) • [2](https://database.footballmanagerblog.org/fm26/players/2000189081-mahamadou-doumbia) |
| Previous club | Royal Antwerp, 2023-24 to 2025-26[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805) |
| International caps | 7 for Mali, no goals[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805) |
| EA FC 27 rating | 71 overall, 82 potential[4](https://fafifa.com/player/mahamadou-doumbia) |
## Club career
Doumbia's recorded senior career in the sources begins at Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Championship. In the 2023-24 season he made 13 league appearances and scored 2 goals; in 2024-25 he played 31 league matches with 3 goals; and in the 2025-26 season he made 6 league appearances with 2 goals before leaving the club.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805)
His form in Belgium attracted interest from other European clubs. In July 2025 the Spanish newspaper AS reported that Sevilla had followed him as a midfield target, describing him as a 21-year-old at Royal Antwerp with a market value of about nine million euros and a Belgian contract running to 2027, and noting that interest in him had come from numerous leagues.[5](https://as.com/futbol/primera/doumbia-un-deseo-casi-imposible-para-el-sevilla-n/)
He subsequently moved to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, where he wears shirt 17 and is listed as a substitute with no league appearances recorded on the league's official player page.[3](https://www.spl.com.sa/en/players/mahamadou-doumbia) [Football Manager](https://www.edgepedia.org/football-manager) 2026 data places his contract end at 30 June 2030, with a listed market value of £20.1m and a weekly wage of £51,000.[2](https://database.footballmanagerblog.org/fm26/players/2000189081-mahamadou-doumbia)
## International career
Doumbia has made 7 appearances for the Mali national team without scoring.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805) In the 2025-26 season L'Équipe records 6 Mali appearances, 5 of them in the [Africa Cup of Nations](https://www.edgepedia.org/africa-cup-of-nations) (CAN) and 1 in an senior friendly.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805)
## Playing profile
Game databases describe him as a central midfielder who can also play defensive midfield and attacking midfield. In EA FC 27 he is rated 71 overall with a potential of 82, with dribbling (80) and composure (81) among his strongest attributes, 4-star skill moves and weak foot, and top roles as a box-to-box central midfielder, deep-lying playmaker, and attacking playmaker.[4](https://fafifa.com/player/mahamadou-doumbia) The FC 26 database lists acceleration 81, agility 87, and balance 89 alongside short and long passing of 72.[6](https://www.fifacm.com/26/player/270613/mahamadou-doumbia) In Football Manager 2026 his natural positions are MC and DM, with his best calculated role fit as an advanced playmaker in central midfield.[2](https://database.footballmanagerblog.org/fm26/players/2000189081-mahamadou-doumbia)
## Name confusion
The name Doumbia is shared by several other Malian and Ivorian footballers, and databases do not always distinguish them. A separate player, **Mamadou Doumbia**, born 2006, is a forward at Watford in the English Championship and a Mali international.[7](https://fbref.com/en/players/034084d1/scout/365_m2/Mamadou-Doumbia-Scouting-Report) Some scouting sites have also mislabeled the Al-Ittihad midfielder as a striker, a description that conflicts with the midfielder position given by L'Équipe, the Saudi Pro League, and the game databases.[8](https://scoutprofiles.org/p/mahamadou_doumbia_2)
## References
1. [Mahamadou Doumbia - joueur de football, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/mahamadou-doumbia/154805)
2. [Mahamadou Doumbia | FM26 Player Profile, FM Blog Database](https://database.footballmanagerblog.org/fm26/players/2000189081-mahamadou-doumbia)
3. [Mahamadou Doumbia | Saudi Pro League](https://www.spl.com.sa/en/players/mahamadou-doumbia)
4. [Mahamadou Doumbia · FC 27 rating 71, potential 82 · FAFIFA](https://fafifa.com/player/mahamadou-doumbia)
5. [Doumbia, un deseo (casi) imposible para el Sevilla, AS](https://as.com/futbol/primera/doumbia-un-deseo-casi-imposible-para-el-sevilla-n/)
6. [Mahamadou Doumbia EA FC 26 Ratings and Stats, FIFACM](https://www.fifacm.com/26/player/270613/mahamadou-doumbia)
7. [Mamadou Doumbia Scouting Report, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/034084d1/scout/365_m2/Mamadou-Doumbia-Scouting-Report)
8. [Mahamadou Doumbia — ST | ScoutProfiles](https://scoutprofiles.org/p/mahamadou_doumbia_2)
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