Birama Touré

Birama Touré (born 6 June 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Professional League side Al-Riyadh. He also plays for the Mali national football team.[1]

Birama Touré
Touré with Mali in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992
Place of birth Kayes, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Riyadh
Number 60
Youth career
0000–2010 Beauvais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Beauvais 18 (0)
2012–2016 Nantes 81 (1)
2012–2016 Nantes II 7 (0)
2014–2015 → Brest (loan) 22 (1)
2016–2017 Standard Liège 3 (1)
2017 → Auxerre (loan) 17 (1)
2017–2023 Auxerre 212 (4)
2019 Auxerre II 3 (0)
2023– Al-Riyadh 11 (1)
International career‡
2014– Mali 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:09, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Touré's career started in 2010 with his youth club Beauvais, he participated in 18 matches during 2010–11 and 2011–12 in Championnat National.[1] In 2012, Touré joined Ligue 2 side Nantes.[1] He made his debut for Nantes on 4 August 2012 against Nîmes, whilst scoring his first goal for them on 22 October versus Dijon.[1] Touré played 58 times for Nantes in his first three seasons, including 26 apps in his debut season as the club won promotion to Ligue 1; he has also played 7 times for the club's reserve team.[1] In November 2014, Touré signed for Ligue 2 team Brest on loan for the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season.[2] He scored once in twenty-two league games before returning to Nantes.[1]

On 1 July 2016, Touré completed a transfer to Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège and subsequently made his debut on 19 August in a league draw with Charleroi.[1][3][4] In his second league appearance, versus Club Brugge, he scored his first Standard Liège goal.[1] On 16 January 2017, Touré left to join Ligue 2 side Auxerre on loan.[5]

On 22 July 2023, Touré joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.[6]

International career

Touré has represented the Mali national team internationally.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 July 2021.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Beauvais 2010–11 Championnat National 2000——0020
2011–12 16000——00160
Total 18000——00180
Nantes 2012–13 Ligue 2 2613000—00291
2013–14 Ligue 1 3100030—00340
2014–15 100010—0020
2015–16 2303010—00270
Total 8116050—00921
Nantes II 2012–13 CFA 2 20———0020
2013–14 CFA 10———0010
2014–15 30———0030
2015–16 10———0010
Total 70———0070
Brest (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 2214000—00261
Standard Liège 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 3100—000031
Total 3100—000031
Auxerre (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 1712100—00192
Auxerre 2017–18 Ligue 2 3703010—00410
2018–19 3000020—00320
2019–20 2502010—00280
2020–21 2801000—00290
Total 1200604000001300
Auxerre II 2018–19 Championnat National 3 30––—0030
Career total 27141819000002985
  1. Includes the Coupe de France and Belgian Cup.
  2. Includes the Coupe de la Ligue.
  3. Includes the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Nantes II

References
  1. "Birama Touré profile". Soccerway. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "Birama Touré prêté à Brest". FC Nantes. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. "Birama Touré quitte le FC Nantes". FC Nantes. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. "Birama Touré joins the rouches". Standard Liège. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. "OFFICIEL : Birama Touré rejoint l'AJ Auxerre!". AJ Auxerre. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. "الرياض يدعم صفوفه بـ "بيراما توري"".
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