Guela Doué #17

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Ivorians always know Doué will give everything for the shirt. The former France youth international, who is the older brother of PSG’s Désiré, chose to represent Côte d’Ivoire at Under-23 level. “Since I was little, I always wanted to play for Côte d’Ivoire,” he says. “The orange shirt, the elephant. It’s my homeland. I’m proud to wear this shirt. I was really proud when I told my dad about it.” Emerse Faé’s Swiss army knife, Doué is best at right-back but can more than fill in as a defensive midfielder. As effective going forward as in his defensive work, the 23-year-old showed his worth at his first Afcon in January and this World Cup could open doors for the Strasbourg player.

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