Abdoulaye Touré (born 3 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Le Havre. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
 Touré with Guinea in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Le Havre | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | USSA Vertou | ||
| 2006–2013 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Nantes II | 74 | (5) |
| 2013–2021 | Nantes | 144 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Genoa | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Le Havre | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Guinea | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Club career edit
Born Nantes, France, Touré made his Ligue 1 debut with hometown club FC Nantes on the opening game of the 2013–14 season on 11 August 2013 against SC Bastia. He replaced Yohann Eudeline after 62 minutes.
On 30 August 2021 Touré signed a 4-year contract with Genoa in Italy.[1] He made his debut with "red & blue Grifoni" on 12 September 2021 in a victorious 3–2 match against Cagliari.
On 21 January 2022, Touré joined Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey on loan.[2] He made his Süper Lig debut on the next day as a substitute in a 0–5 loss to Adana Demirspor.[3]
On 26 July 2023, recently-promoted to Ligue 1 side Le Havre announced the signing of Touré on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]
International career edit
Touré is born in France and is of Guinean descent.[6] He was a youth international for France. However, he pledged his international allegiance to Guinea in March 2018.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of 1 July 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2012–13 | National 3 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Nantes | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 144 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 9 | ||
| Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie II (loan) | 2014–15 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie (loan) | 2014–15 | National | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 230 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 15 | ||
References edit
- ^ "ABDOULAYE TOURE', ACQUISTO PER LA MEDIANA" (in Italian). Genoa. 30 August 2021.
- ^ "TOURE RESMEN KARAGÜMRÜK'TE!" (in Turkish). Fatih Karagümrük. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Adana Demirspor v Fatih Karagümrük game report". Soccerway. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Touré, nouveau Ciel & Marine!" [Abdoulaye Touré, new Ciel & Marine!]. www.hac-foot.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Genoa: Abdoulaye Touré signe deux ans au Havre" [Genoa: Abdoulaye Touré signs for two years with Havre]. Africa Top Sports (in French). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "FC Nantes: Abdoulaye Touré fait son retour dans le groupe". 24 October 2016.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (29 March 2018). "Trio of young players pledges allegiance to Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Abdoulaye Touré at Soccerway
External links edit
- Abdoulaye Touré at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Abdoulaye Touré at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Abdoulaye Touré at Soccerway
- Abdoulaye Touré at WorldFootball.net
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