[2] Six months after signing with Udinese, on 17 January 2012, he joined French club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on loan until the end of the season.

Following the season, Sochaux took up the option to make the loan move permanent, signing Doubai to a four-year contract.

[5] Later on that season Doubai lost his place in the Bnei Yehuda line-up, and in July 2016 the team announced his release.

[citation needed] On 26 March 2008, Doubai made his debut for Ivory Coast against Tunisia.

Thierry is the older brother of the professional footballer Kouadio Pascal Doubaï.