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Belgium’s Jérémy Doku Briefly Left the 2026 World Cup to Be at His Wife’s Side - Town & Country Magazine
Jérémy Doku
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Who is this?
Jérémy Baffour Doku (born 27 May 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is most known for his speed and dribbling ability. Doku first gained prominence at Anderlecht as a 17-year-old before spending three years at Ligue 1 club Rennes. Manchester City signed him in August 2023 for €65 million; he won the Premier League title in his debut season. Since 2020, Doku has been a regular Belgian international, having represented the nation in every youth level since the under-15s, and played at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2024.
Career
- 2002Born
- 2017Joined Belgium national under-15 association football team
- 2017Joined Belgium national under-16 association football team
- 2018Joined Belgium national under-17 association football team
- 2019Joined R.S.C. Anderlecht
- 2019Joined Belgium national under-21 football team
- 2020Joined Belgium men's national football team
- 2020Joined Kickers Emden
- 2023Joined Manchester City F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Antwerp
- •Citizenship: Belgium
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football
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Belgium forward Jérémy Doku to rejoin team after traveling to London for the birth of his son
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Belgium’s Jeremy Doku criticised over plan to leave World Cup to attend birth of first child
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Is Jérémy Doku playing today? Belgium winger’s status vs. New Zealand after son’s birth
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World Cup 2026: French commentator France Pierron apologises to Jérémy Doku for 'useless' dad comments
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French broadcaster apologizes after remarks about Jérémy Doku and childbirth draw outrage
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Jérémy Doku left the World Cup for the birth of his 1st child, and people had opinions
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TV host apologizes after criticizing player who left World Cup for birth of 1st child
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Belgium forward Jérémy Doku celebrates the birth of his son after commentator’s criticism
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TV Host Apologizes After Criticizing Jérémy Doku's Decision To Exit World Cup For Birth of 1st Child
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Jérémy Doku criticised over plan to return home from World Cup for birth of child
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Jeremy Doku wants to be there for the birth of his first child. That should be the end of it
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Belgium Winger Jérémy Doku Could Miss World Cup Matches Due To Birth Of Child
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Belgium winger Jérémy Doku could miss World Cup knockout matches as wife awaits birth of 1st child
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Belgium winger Jérémy Doku expected to be available for his team’s World Cup opener against Egypt
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