Champions League: Who is PSG superstar Desire Doue?
Desire Doue - whose name translates to 'desire gifted' in English - is 19-years-old and only signed for Paris Saint Germain in August 2024.Despite a rocky start to this season he has now made history by becoming only the third teenager to score in the Champions League final, after Patrick Kluivert in 1995 and Carlos Alberto in 2004.He also became the youngest player to score two goals in a European Cup or Champions League final.He is of French-Ivorian descent, making his full France debut in the 2-0 win against Croatia in the Uefa Nations League quarter-final in March, again scoring a penalty as they went through after a shootout.He's not the only talented footballer in his family. His older brother Guela plays right-back for Strasbourg and his cousin Yann Gboho is a midfielder at Toulouse. Speaking on PSG's Champions League victory, the teenager said: "I have no words, incredible for me. I have no words."
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