Blati Touré

Ibrahim Blati Touré (born 4 August 1994) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC[1] and the Burkina Faso national team.

Blati Touré
Touré with Burkina Faso at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Blati Touré
Date of birth (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pyramids FC
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Rayo Vallecano B 17 (2)
2014–2016 Recreativo B 28 (0)
2015–2016 → Evian B (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016 → Evian (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2018 Omonia 27 (1)
2018 AFC Eskilstuna 16 (0)
2018–2019 Córdoba 22 (0)
2019–2020 Vitória Guimarães 0 (0)
2021–2022 AFC Eskilstuna 22 (0)
2022– Pyramids FC 52 (2)
International career‡
2017– Burkina Faso 31 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022

Club career

Born in Bouaké, Touré made his senior debut with Rayo Vallecano's reserve team in 2013, in Tercera División. On 3 August 2015, after a one-year spell at Recreativo de Huelva's B-team, he joined Evian Thonon Gaillard on loan for the season.[2]

Touré made his professional debut on 14 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 Ligue 2 away draw against AC Ajaccio. He contributed with 12 appearances during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.

On 18 July 2016, Touré joined AC Omonia.[3] On 13 March 2018, he switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a contract with AFC Eskilstuna.[4]

On 29 August 2018, Touré returned to Spain after signed a contract with Córdoba CF in Segunda División.[5] The following 11 June, he signed a three-year deal with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[6]

On 29 January 2022, Touré made a return to African football after signing a contract with Pyramids FC in the Egyptian Premier League.[7]

International career

Touré was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] He made his debut for Burkina Faso in a 2–1 friendly win over Mali.[9] He was featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon.[10]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. "ÉVIAN-TG: IBRAHIM BLATI TOURÉ ARRIVE EN PRÊT" [ÉVIAN-TG: IBRAHIM BLATI TOURÉ ARRIVES ON LOAN] (in French). Africa Sports. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "[Transfert] Blati Touré quitte Evian TG et rejoint l'Omonia Nicosie (D1 Chypre)" [[Transfers] Blati Touré quits Evian TG and joins Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus D1)] (in French). Talent Cache. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. "Landslagsmeriterad mittfältare klar för AFC" [International central midfielder ready for AFC] (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "Blati Touré oficializado e com cláusula de rescisão elevada" [Blati Touré is officialized with a high release clause] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  7. Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. "Africa Cup of Nations: Injury concerns for Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. "Burkina Faso # Mali: 2-1 Les Etalons font le plein de confiance..." www.sidwaya.bf. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
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