Suliman Doukara

Early career

Doukara was born in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine. He started his professional career during the 2008–09 season, playing for Rovigo Calcio in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Making his first team debut at the age of 16 he played seven games that season, without scoring goals. Doukara was scouted by AC Milan who had an option to sign him from Rovigo, he even played for their youth team on a trial spell during a youth tournament in Milan, but the club decided against signing him. His club participated in the 2009–10 Serie D season and Doukara had his first chance to play as a regular starter; at the end of the championship he had made 36 appearances. His form earned him a trial spell at Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League but he was unable to earn a contract. Prior to the 2011–12 Lega Pro season, Doukara was transferred to Seconda Divisione club Vibonese, in which he played 37 out of 42 league matches, scoring 13 goals.

Catania

After impressing scouts in the Italian fourth tier, Doukara officially signed with Serie A outfit, Catania. He made his Serie A debut on 16 September 2012, when he came on as a substitute for Alejandro Gómez against Fiorentina in a 2–0 loss after goals from Luca Toni and Stevan Jovetić. Doukara primarily served as a back-up to Argentine international's Gonzalo Bergessio and Maxi López, though he made 12 Serie A appearances in his maiden top flight season. Additionally, he made two Coppa Italia appearances that…

Doukara was born in France and is of Senegalese and Mauritanian descent. On 5 April 2014, he declared that he wanted to play for Senegal. He was called up to represent the Mauritania national team for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He debuted with the Mauritania national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Burkina Faso on 30 December 2021.

Doukara plays as a striker but he can also play as a winger. He revealed in a 2013 interview that his favourite player was Nicolas Anelka due to his style of play.

Club

As of 3 March 2025