Lucas Gourna-Douath

Lucas Gourna-Douath (born 5 August 2003) is a French professional footballer. He plays as midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Lucas Gourna-Douath
Personal information
Full name Lucas Gourna-Douath
Date of birth (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges,
France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2012 Lieusaint
2012–2017 Sénart-Moissy
2017–2018 Torcy
2018–2020 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Saint-Étienne B 6 (0)
2020–2022 Saint-Étienne 61 (1)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 France U16 11 (0)
2019–2020 France U17 4 (1)
2021– France U19 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:26, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Gourna-Douath started in local clubs near his birthplace. In 2018 he went to Saint-Étienne. On 6 May 2020 he signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16.[1] He made his debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Strasbourg on 12 September 2020.[2]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 13 July 2022 he signed Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.[3] The transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne was €15 million. He ist the most expensive signing in the history of Austrian football.[4]

International career

Gourna-Douath was born in France and is of Central African Republic origin. He is a youth international for France and captain of the U19 team.[5]

Other websites

References
  1. "Officiel - Lucas Gourna-Douath passe pro à Saint-Etienne". www.madeinfoot.com.
  2. "Saint-Etienne vs. Strasbourg - 12 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "Top talent joins FC Red Bull Salzburg - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. "ASSE : Gourna-Douath devient le plus cher de l'histoire du foot autrichien". Sportune (in French). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. "Lucas Gourna Douath : Le Franco-Centrafricain passe pro à Saint-Etienne". 6 June 2020.


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