Guela DOUÉ

Hailing from Angers, and born in 2002, Guela Doué is a mainly right-sided defender, who can also play at centre-back. Promising player, equally at ease with both feet, he went through all the Youth Team categories from the Under 9s to the Reserves, playing in National 3 (French Fifth Division) in 2021. Doué had also made some appearances in the European Youth League matches with the Under 19 squad. He has been at the club for over a decade. On 18th November 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Stade Rennais for one season initially, and with two additional years as an option. He contract will come into effect in July 2022. He is currently playing alongside his younger brother Désiré Doué for Rennes' Reserve Team in National 3 for the 2021/2022 season. After 6 months of intensive work on a day-to-day basis with the First Team squad, Guela Doué extended his contract at the club to 2025 on 17th January 2023. As understudy to Lorenz Assignon for the early months of the 2023/2024 season, he gradually edged his way into contention as first choice at right-back, and took over when Assignon was sent out to Burnley on loan in February 2024. After a few promising displays, he ended up making 35 appearances for the club, even being called up to the Ivory Coast national team, before being signed up by Strasbourg on the 26th July 2024 for a fee of 6 Million Euros with 2 Million Euros in potential bonuses.