On 16 June 2014, Doumbia signed a four-year contract with
Rostov of the
Russian Premier League. His previous team
AS Real Bamako, and was a free agent before sigining for Rostov. On 25 February 2017, Doumbia signed for
Arsenal Tula on loan for the rest of the
2016–17 season. On 27 June 2018, he signed a four-year contract with French club
Reims. On 29 June 2022, Doumbia joined
Sochaux on a three-year deal. This was seen as his best spell of his senior career, scoring 11 goals in 34 appearances. Shortly after a single season at Sochaux, he joined Saudi Arabian club
Al-Adalah., on 3 August 2023. On 1 February 2025, Doumbia returned to
Sochaux, signing on for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. ==International career==