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Jeremy Doku Biography; Belgian-Manchester City Player Career Stats
Jeremy Baffour Doku’s biography will inform you about the things you should know about the rising star. Known popularly as Jeremy Doku, he is a footballer who plays his club football with Manchester City in the English Premier League was born on 27th May 2002 in Antwerp, Belgium.
The 21-year-old plays for the Belgium national team and he’s known for his dribbling skills and speed which he launches like a rocket.
Jeremy Doku is a right-footed player, 171cm tall, his preferred position is as a Left Winger (LW) but he also plays as a Right Winger (RW), Right Midfielder (RM), and Left Midfielder (LM), he wears the 11 jersey number for club and 7 Jersey for national team.
Jeremy Doku is one of the best in his position compared to other young players of his age and he will do more for his future in the game.
Jeremy Doku Biography; Parents and Siblings
From the Jeremy Doku biography, let us talk about his parentage. Jeremy Doku’s father is called David Doku, and his mother is Belinda Doku a citizen of Ghana based in Belgium. He is the second son of four siblings, two younger sisters, and an elder brother.
Youth Career
Jeremy Doku started his youth football at KVC Olympic Deurne in Antwerp at a younger age where he attended primary and boarding school and trained in between classes.
From 2007-2009 Jeremy Doku moved to another youth team called Tubantia Bergerhout. He played there for two seasons before moving to Beerschot in 2009-12.
Jeremy Doku in 2012 at the age of 10 moved to RSC Anderlecht where he continued his growth of becoming a professional footballer. He was with RSC Anderlecht from 2012-2018.
Belgium Career
Jeremy Doku has featured in every level of the Belgium Nation team. In 2017 Jeremy Doku represented the Belgium U15 with 5 appearances and scored twice at this level. In the 2017-2018 season, Jeremy Doku made 10 appearances for the Belgium U16 and scored three goals.
The 2018-2019 season saw Jeremy Doku making 16 appearances for the Belgium U17 and scoring six goals at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Jeremy Doku only capped 6 times for Belgium U21 and scored once.
Jeremy Doku’s first national team Call-Up was on the 5th of September 2020. He was part of the squad that represented Belgium at the UEFA Euro 2020 and the FIFA World Cup, 2020.
Jeremy Doku made his first debut for the Belgium National team in the UEFA Nations League against Denmark. His first goal for the national team came against Iceland in a 5-1 victory three days after his debut game.
In November 2022, Jeremy Doku was included in the Belgium 23-man squad to represent Belgium in the Qatar FIFA World Cup. Jeremy Doku made his first World Cup appearance against Croatia at the group stages match as a substitute.
The manager Roberto Martinez always spoke highly of him and kept trusting in him as the future of the Belgium National Team.
After the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the captain of the Belgium national team, the star man and 1v1 specialist Eden Hazard affirms his retirement from the national team in 2023.
The new Belgium national team manager Domenico Tedesco gave Jeremy Doku a lucrative role in the squad after the departure of Eden making him always have the ball to do what he does best.
UEFA Euro 2024 group F qualifiers match against Estonia Jeremy Doku gave an assist in a 5-0 win and was awarded the man of the match. In a 3-2 win over Austria, Jeremy Doku gave Romelu Lukaku the assist to the winning goal of that qualifier match.
On 22nd November against Azerbaijan in a 5-0 victory Jeremy Doku again provided two assists to help the team win. Jeremy Doku in 18 appearances for the Belgium national team has already scored twice.
Manchester City Career
The departure of prominent players in Manchester City’s squad saw the signing of Jeremy Doku from Rennes on the 24th of August 2023.
Jeremy Doku was given the number 11 shirt for the 2023-24 season and on the 2nd of September 2023 he made his first appearance for City against Fulham in a 5-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium.
Doku’s first goal in the English Premier League was against West Ham United in a 3-1 away win on the 16th of September 2023.
After opening his account with his first goal in the EPL against West Ham United his manager Pep Guardiola made a statement to praise the young player by saying; “He never expected that kind of performance from Doku in his second appearance for his new club.
He continued by calling him a “Proper winger” and further adding the way he played today; I don’t remember something like that since a long time ago”
Fast forward 4th October, Jeremy Doku scored his first UEFA Champion League goal for Manchester City in a group stage match against RB Leipzig in a stoppage-time counterattack pass from Julian Alverez sealing a 3-1 win over RB Leipzig.
Jeremy Doku was named player of the match in his next game against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2-1 victory where he gave an assist for Alvarez’s goal. He was highly praised by former Man City player Paul Dickov for his outstanding performance.
On the 4th of November 2023, Jeremy Doku tied the Premier League record for most assists in a match and became the youngest player in the Premier League at 21 years and 161 days old to provide four assists and have five direct goal involvements in a single match against Bournemouth which ended 6-1.
Jeremy Doku was named the Etihad Player on November 23.
Career Stats
Anderlecht
Doku’s dream of becoming a professional footballer started with Anderlecht in Belgium where he made his senior professional career debut in a 4-2 loss to Sint-Truiden in the Belgian First Division A on the 25th of November 2018.
Doku was only 16 years 5 months and 26 days old when he started his professional career, and this makes him the seventh youngest player to make his professional debut for Anderlecht.
Jeremy was with Anderlecht from 2018-2020 seasons. His first professional goal was against KV Oostenden on the 1st of December 2019.
Jeremy Doku made 34 appearances for Anderlecht in the three seasons that he was with them and scored five goals in all.
Rennes Career
Jeremy Doku’s outstanding performance caught the eyes of the France League A club Rennes to immediately come for him.
Doku signed for Rennes on the 5th of October 2020, a five-year contract worth €26m including bonuses, and his signing was the most expensive in the club’s history.
Just like every other player, Jeremy found it difficult to settle into his new environment. Doku’s first massive contribution to the team was in December of that year in a game against Marseille where he gave two assists and a similar against the team Lorient.
On the 20th of March 2021, Jeremy Doku scored his first League 1 goal against Metz and was later sent off for a bad tackle.
Jeremy Doku in his second season at Rennes suffered numerous injuries limiting him to only 14 appearances. He was only a starter in four of the matches and managed 469 minutes in total over that period.
In the 2022-23 season, Doku started the first part of it being a substitute but later became a starter after the departure of Ghanaian winger Kamaldeen Sulemana and was given the number 10 shirt. Doku made 75 appearances in all competitions for Rennes and scored Ten goals.
On 20th August 2023, Doku played his last game for Rennes as a substitute against RC Lens. Doku was sold for a fee worth £55m (€65m) to Manchester City.
Career Achievements
Manchester City
Doku won the Premier League in the 2023-2024 season.
He also won the FIFA Club World Cup in the 2023 season.
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