We are surely at the start of the career of a future monument of French football. Quickly cataloged as a future prodigy of the round ball with Rennes, Désiré Doué had an encouraging beginnings in professional with her training club. Showing its high technical quality in the last matches with the Breton club, the native of Angers also shone during the Olympic Games. Supersub of Thierry Henry's men, the 20 -year -old had set fire to his impactful entrances where he had already displayed his crazy ability to make differences.
With all this exhibition, Désiré Doué was quickly on the radar of many European cadors. Filled by Bayern Munich, the one who is nicknamed “Dez” has chosen to continue his progress in France by joining PSG. While the capital's club had made Bradley Barcola a French international and a star in the making, Goué intended to walk in the footsteps of Lyonnais. And after satisfactory but slightly shy beginnings, the number 14 of PSG began to shine enormously at the end of 2024. Once his time of adaptation has passed, the playmaker was radiant in the Luis Enrique system.
Désiré Goué was the game game of the season
Fully invested in the success of PSG in the second half of the season, the French prodigy was one of the Ile-de-Franceiens' fort elements in success in the Champions League. Author of 15 goals and 16 assists this season, Doué brought great complementarity with Bradley Barcola and gave a wealthy headache to Luis Enrique. In the Champions League final, Désiré Doué was favored to appear in the Parisian attack. A choice that has been paid in particular in the final with a double and a decisive pass which gave an international dimension to its incredible talent. Having just as impressive statistics as Lamine Yamal, candidate for the Ballon d'Or, Doué showed that he had all the qualities to become one of the best players in the world in the coming months.
For his part, Luis Enrique is rave about his new prodigy: “For Goué, I am especially happy for a player who had several options this summer and who thought it was better to go to Paris. Then, with his performances at PSG, he goes to the French team, I like it a lot. This is important for future players to say that at PSG, the way of working allows you to be more powerful, to pass a stage. I am delighted that he is going with the Blues. (…) It is also an argument for management when we talk to players, if you come to PSG and accept this challenge, you progress, because we see capacities in you to go to the highest level.For his second season, Désiré Doué has everything to confirm her incredible ascent to become, as he can largely become, one of the best in the world. Internally, his seriousness and his discipline leaves little room for doubt about this. In parallel, Désiré Doué will compete in the Club World Cup this summer. Having not had a vacation for two years with the Olympic Games last summer, will the French crack have the freshness to allow Paris to bring a new major trophy to the capital? Whatever happens, that will not change the exceptional first season of Goué in Paris.
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