Désiré Doué was on the list of many high-profile clubs during the summer and eventually ended up with PSG.
His brother, Guéla Doué, has also switched clubs this summer after signing for from Rennes.
Guéla Doué, an Ivory Coast international who made his debut this year, is originally from the famous Rennes academy and has continued to make a name for himself in his senior career.
The below visualisation shows Guéla Doué’s numbers from this season.
Guéla Doué Radar Map
After playing less than 50% of his team’s minutes last season, Guéla Doué has played every minute — and is the only player from his club to play every minute so far this term.
Guéla Doué has spent almost an equal amount of his minutes as a right-back and as a right centre-back, having played 46% of his minutes as a right-back.
With 10.04 progressive passes per 90, Guéla Doué ranks in the top five for this metric when compared with full-backs and wing-backs in Ligue 1.
Adjusting for minutes played and considering players who have played at least 225 minutes this season, Guéla Doué ranks high for several defensive metrics.
With 8.77 successful defensive actions per 90 minutes, Guéla Doué makes a large volume of defensive actions and is thereby less involved in the attacking aspect of the game.
With 1.02 dribbles attempted per 90 minutes, he ranks in the top 15% for dribbles per 90 minutes.
However, his duel win percentage is less than half.
Guéla Doué seems to have cemented himself in the starting XI for Strasbourg this season.
While their defensive record has not been good this season, Guéla Doué is making a name for himself, trying to catch the attention of several high-profile teams in the French Ligue and beyond.
His versatility means he will be always on the lineup if he remains injury-free.
