There was a Doué in the headlines as France played the Ivory Coast in a World Cup warm-up on Thursday, but it wasn’t Desiré.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport write how it was Guela Doué who provided an assist and scored a goal as the Ivory Coast won in France. As the older brother of the more famous Desiré, it was nice to get one over in the sibling rivalry in Nantes. All this after he also sang the French national anthem.
Another Milan regret?
Guela plays for Strasbourg, and like the two-time European champion, he was born in Angers in 2002 to a French mother and an Ivorian father. He primarily grew up playing football at Rennes’ academy, where he made his debut in 2022, alongside his little brother, who was three years younger.
The two Doués remained in Brittany – even playing against Milan in the Europa League – until 2024, when they parted ways. The defender joined Strasbourg, the striker PSG. Both are now in Ligue 1, with different but ascendant trajectories.
Guela narrowly missed out on the Conference League final this year, while Desiré repeated his Champions League triumph, converting his penalty against Arsenal, following his brace and assist a year ago in the 5-0 win over Inter.
In the league, the two Doués had already faced each other three times, drawing and winning apiece. Yesterday in Nantes marked their first opportunity to face off for their respective national teams.
Guela made the front page of L’Equipe as the man of the match. Stealing the spotlight from his more famous brother, he confirmed himself as one of the most promising full-backs around. Last summer he was again in the sights of Milan, who ‘then chose Estupinan’.