Abdoulaye Touré (footballer)

Abdoulaye Touré (born 3 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Le Havre and the Guinea national team.

Abdoulaye Touré
Touré with Nantes in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-03) 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)
2014–2015Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie II (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie (loan) 11 (1)
2021–2023 Genoa 11 (0)
2022Fatih 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 1 (0)
*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

Touré was born in Nantes, France, to Guinean parents.

Club career

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

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

As of 1 July 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes B 2012–13 National 3 210210
2013–14 CFA 222222
2014–15 9191
2015–16 191191
2016–17 3131
Total 745000000745
Nantes 2012–13 Ligue 2 100010
2013–14 Ligue 1 100010
2015–16 401050
2016–17 1202020160
2017–18 36120381
2018–19 3435020413
2019–20 2732010303
2019–20 292100000302
Total 144913050001629
Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie II (loan) 2014–15 National 3 1010
Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie (loan) 2014–15 National 11110121
Career totals 23015140500024915

    References

    1. "ABDOULAYE TOURE', ACQUISTO PER LA MEDIANA" (in Italian). Genoa. 30 August 2021.
    2. "TOURE RESMEN KARAGÜMRÜK'TE!" (in Turkish). Fatih Karagümrük. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
    3. "Adana Demirspor v Fatih Karagümrük game report". Soccerway. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
    4. "Abdoulaye Touré, nouveau Ciel & Marine!" [Abdoulaye Touré, new Ciel & Marine!]. www.hac-foot.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
    5. "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.
    6. "FC Nantes: Abdoulaye Touré fait son retour dans le groupe". 24 October 2016.
    7. Okeleji, Oluwashina (29 March 2018). "Trio of young players pledges allegiance to Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    8. Abdoulaye Touré at Soccerway


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