Zargo Touré (born 11 November 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Çorum.[1]
.png) Touré with Boulogne in September 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Pikine, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çorum | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Dakar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Boulogne | 111 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Le Havre (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Le Havre | 73 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Lorient | 76 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Trabzonspor | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Gençlerbirliği | 55 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Dijon | 38 | (2) |
| 2023– | Çorum | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Senegal U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Senegal | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2017 | |||
Career edit
Touré was born in Pikine, Senegal. He began his career at homeland club Sporting Dakar in the Senegalese capital.
Touré joined US Boulogne in 2008, after interest from Olympique Marseille and En Avant Guingamp. He was assigned the number 29 shirt. He plays alongside compatriots Ibrahima Sané – whom he lived with, and Mame N'Diaye, who is on loan from Marseille. He played for Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
On 31 August 2015, Touré joined the French Ligue 1 side Lorient from Le Havre. On 30 January 2016, he scored two goals against Reims in Lorient's 2–0 win . He was also the man of the match.
On 28 July 2021, he returned to France and signed a two-year contract with Dijon.[3]
Personal life edit
Touré holds Senegalese and French nationalities.[4]
References edit
- ^ Zargo Touré at Soccerway
- ^ "Zargo Toure Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "ZARGO TOURÉ POUR 2 ANS AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Zargo TOURE". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links edit
- Zargo Touré at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Profile on Eurosport
- Profile at No Left Foot[permanent dead link]
- Interview (French)
- Feature (French)
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