Hamed Doukoure: Mali midfielder completes free transfer from Marco 09 to Vianense in Liga 3 move

Mali defensive midfielder Hamed Doukoure has completed a free transfer from AD Marco 09 to SC Vianense, joining the Liga 3 side on 03/07/2026 with his new contract running until 30/06/2027.

The 25-year-old arrives at Vianense from a direct league rival, with both clubs competing in Portugals third tier. The move has been registered as a free transfer, with no transfer fee paid and no market value listed for the player at the time of the switch. His status is therefore tied exclusively to his new deal with the Viana do Castelo outfit for the duration of the contract.

Doukoures transfer keeps him abroad in Portugal rather than in his native Mali, continuing a long-running pattern in his career. Since leaving Derby Academie in Mali for Sertanense FC in 2019, he has remained in the Portuguese pyramid, moving through multiple clubs and divisions before this latest step with Vianense in Liga 3.

Born on 04/04/2001 and standing at 1.84m, Doukoure is a right-footed specialist in the defensive midfield role. His main position is listed as midfield defensive midfield, underlining that Vianense have recruited him primarily as a screening presence in front of the back line. There is no indication in the data of him being deployed regularly in other positions.

The new signing arrives after a notably itinerant spell across Portugals lower professional and semi-professional tiers. Following his initial move from Derby Academie to Sertanense FC in the 2019/20 season, he joined FC Oliveira do Hospital ahead of the 2021/22 campaign. A year later he moved again, this time to GD Fontinhas for 2022/23, before signing for CF Canelas 2010 in 2023/24.

Doukoure continued his progression with another transfer in 2024/25, leaving Canelas 2010 for UD Santarem. That stay was relatively short-lived, as he joined Associacao Lusitano de Evora 1911 in the 2025/26 season, and then made a mid-season move to Marco 09 on 06/01/2026. His latest switch from Marco 09 to Vianense on 03/07/2026 is therefore the latest in a sequence of domestic transfers within Portugal.

All of those moves have been within the same country, meaning Doukoure has accumulated significant experience of the Portuguese system despite not turning out in Malis domestic leagues. His entire senior career since leaving his homeland has been spent in Portugal, across clubs that operate in and around Liga 3 and the national competition structure.

No recent match details, appearance totals or goal statistics are listed in the available data for his time at Marco 09 or his previous clubs, and there is no recorded market valuation at the moment of his transfer to Vianense. There is also no information provided on any senior international involvement with Mali, beyond his nationality being registered as Malian.

With his contract at Vianense now confirmed through to 30/06/2027, Doukoures immediate focus will be on consolidating his place in a Liga 3 side that operates in the same competitive environment he has come to know well, and this move offers him a defined window in which to turn a well-travelled Portuguese career into a more stable and influential role at club level.