It’s almost three years to the day since Souleymane Doukara hit an absolute screamer for Leeds United at Elland Road.
Recently, footage of the wonder-strike emerged on social media and some of the club’s supporters have been raving about the Senegalese forwards memorable goal.
Would you have Doukara back at Leeds?
Yes
No
WHAT. A. ROCKET.
3 years ago to the day Souleymane Doukara hit this beauty. #LUFC pic.twitter.com/49NJ2EgTkQ
— Right In The Gary Kellys (@RITGK) January 25, 2020
Best goal I’ve seen live. Just remember absolute shock from the crowd that it was Doukara
— Robert Hardy ?? (@mightywrites) January 25, 2020
I remember celebrating and then the shock hit everyone around us that Douks had pulled that out the bag.
— Liam (@the_flying_pig) January 25, 2020
We should have kept him I miss Douks!!
— Tom McGhee (@Mad_McGhee) January 25, 2020
Was at that end and still best goal I’ve seen while at that end!! @NoelDavidWhelan that scream of yours is hilarious!! ???
— Michael Connell (@Curnel42) January 26, 2020
I would take him back! What about you?
— DD1965 (@DD1965LUFC) January 25, 2020
Can’t ever see Patrick Bamford doing that…..just saying.
— cpdunning (@cpdunning) January 25, 2020
He didn’t score many but when he did they were class! ?
— Gary Wherton (@Thesandwellstud) January 25, 2020
I was there! Couldn’t believe what I saw.
— Jonathan Lilley (@Jonny_Lilley) January 25, 2020
What do we think?
Doukara, who is valued at £1.8 million (as per Transfermarkt), played 93 times for Leeds United and scored 18 goals. The 28-year-old currently plays his football with Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Arabian first-tier.
The Yorkshire-based club picked up the forward from the Italian side Catania after paying a reported transfer fee of £1.7m (as per Transfermarkt.co.uk) but he eventually left Elland Road to sign for the Turkish outfit Osmanlispor.
Doukara’s time with Leeds wasn’t particularly successful but this moment will live long in the memories of the fans. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have been in the market for a striker all month, particularly after Eddie Nketiah was recalled from his loan spell by Arsenal but they finally got their man in the RB Leipzig striker Jean-Kevin Augustin who has signed on loan.