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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 August 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Solitaires Paris-Est | ||
| 2012–2013 | Espérance Paris | ||
| 2013–2014 | Amiens | ||
| 2016–2017 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Marseille B | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Saint-Étienne B | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Niort B | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Niort | 63 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Aubagne | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Nîmes | 54 | (1) |
| 2025– | Petrolul Ploiești | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Brahima Doukansy (born 21 August 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Doukansy spent part of his youth career with Marseille before joining Saint-Étienne, although he did not make a first-team appearance at either club.
Niort
[edit]Doukansy made his professional debut for Niort on 19 April 2019, in a 1–2 Ligue 2 defeat to Châteauroux.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club the following month, aged 19.[3]
Doukansy left Niort at the end of the 2021–22 season, having made 66 appearances in all competitions.[4]
Aubagne
[edit]Doukansy dropped into Championnat National 2 for the 2022–23 season, signing for Aubagne, where he made 20 league appearances as a regular in midfield.
Nîmes
[edit]In July 2023, Doukansy moved to Nîmes, newly relegated to the Championnat National. He featured in 27 league games without scoring during his debut campaign.
Petrolul Ploiești
[edit]On 26 June 2025, Doukansy moved abroad for the first time by joining Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești on a three-year deal.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]- As of 4 December 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille B | 2016–17 | CFA | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Niort B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Niort | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 0 | —[c] | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Aubagne | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Nîmes | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Championnat National | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 1 | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2025–26 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Career total | 181 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France
- ↑ Appearance in Ligue 2 relegation play-offs
- ↑ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France
References
[edit]- ↑ "Brahima Doukansy" (in French). Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels.
- ↑ "Châteauroux vs. Niort - 19 April 2019". Soccerway. 19 April 2019.
- ↑ "Brahima Doukansy signe trois ans avec Niort" [Brahima Doukansy signs a three-year deal with Niort]. L'Équipe (in French). 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "Départ de 5 joueurs" [Five players leave the club] (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "Un nou transfer la Petrolul – "Lupii galbeni" au adus un jucător crescut la academia celor de la Olympique Marseille" [A new transfer for Petrolul – "The Yellow Wolves" sign a player developed at Olympique Marseille’s academy] (in Romanian). Golazo.ro. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ↑ "Mercato d'été des joueurs maliens ou d'origines maliennes à travers le monde du 29/08/2017" [Summer transfer market of Malian players or players of Malian origin around the world as of 29 August 2017] (in French). Info-Mali. 29 August 2017.
- ↑ Brahima Doukansy at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Brahima Doukansy at WorldFootball.net
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Paris
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 3 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Liga I players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Chamois Niortais FC players
- SC Aubagne Air Bel players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- 21st-century French sportsmen