Daouda Guindo

Daouda Guindo
Guindo in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 27
Youth career
2019–2021 Guidars FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Red Bull Salzburg 35 (0)
2021–2022 → FC Liefering (loan) 23 (2)
2022 → St. Gallen (loan) 15 (1)
2025–2026 Brest 25 (1)
2026– Reims 7 (0)
International career‡
2022– Mali 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:01, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Daouda Guindo (born 14 October 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French Ligue 2 club Reims and the Mali national team.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

In January 2021, Guindo signed with Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg, signing a four-year contract and leaving his native Mali. He was immediately loaned to Red Bull Salzburg's feeder club, FC Liefering. He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2021, playing the entirety of a 3–1 home victory over Austria Lustenau.

On 6 November 2024, Guindo scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League in a 1-3 victory over Feyenoord.

He became a free agent after his contract ran out at the end of the 2024–25.

Loan to St. Gallen

On 27 June 2022, Guindo was loaned to St. Gallen in Switzerland for the 2022–23 season. He made his debut for the club on the first matchday of the season, coming on as a half-time substitute for Leonidas Stergiou in a 1–0 away loss to Servette. A strong start to the season individually was capped off with his first assist on 6 August in the 3–2 league loss to Grasshopper.

Brest

Guindo moved to France, and signed with Ligue 1 club Brest as a free agent on 26 August 2025.

Reims

On 18 June 2026, Guindo joined Reims in Ligue 2 on a five-year contract.

International career

Guindo was called up to the Mali national team for matches in June 2022.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 September 2026
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering (loan) 2020–21 2. Liga 160——160
2021–22 2. Liga 72——72
Total 232——232
Red Bull Salzburg 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 703110111
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 00000000
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 1803000210
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 1001041151
Total 3507151472
St. Gallen (loan) 2022–23 Swiss Super League 15020—171
Brest 2025–26 Ligue 1 25110—261
Reims 2026–27 Ligue 2 7000—70
Career total 1054101511206
  1. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 4 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202210
202430
202630
Total70

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "FC St.Gallen 1879 | Guindo Daouda". FC St. Gallen (in German). Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Daouda Guindo at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "African All Stars Transfer News & Rumours: RB Salzburg sign Mali trio on long-term deals". goal.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Red Bull Salzburg Recruit Three Young Malians". sport365.fr (in French). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Liefering vs. Austria Lustenau – 12 February 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ↑ UEFA.com. "Feyenoord vs Salzburg: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Three farewells at our final home match". Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Daouda Guindo zum FC St.Gallen 1879" (in German). St. Gallen. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rodelin versenkt St. Gallen mit 47-Meter-Tor". Blick (in Swiss High German). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Ruch, Fabian (6 August 2022). "Super League: GC bezwingt St. Gallen 3:2". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "DAOUNDA GUINDO EST BRESTOIS !" (in French). Stade Brestois 29.
  12. ↑ "Daouda Guindo, une arrivée de choix" [Daouda Guindo, a top-notch arrival] (in French). Stade de Reims. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Lantheaume, Romain (31 May 2022). "Mali : hécatombe chez les Aigles, une surprise de L1 en renfort (officiel)". Afrik-Foot.