17 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Seydou Doumbia

2. He Knows Where The Goal Is

No matter where Seydou has played his football, he has scored goals. He even managed to notch two strikes during his ill-fated stint in Italy. Doumbia's domestic record while playing in Japan, Switzerland, Russia and Serie A reads 133 goals from 199 appearances. He's managed to bag 25 goals 38 appearances in the Champions and Europa Leagues, while he has scored five goals in 33 games for the Ivory Coast. Yes, there's absolutely no doubting those competitions are inferior to the Barclays Premier League, but that's still a mightily impressive record that shows he certainly deserves to have a crack at the highest level in the domestic game...