Ahmed Touré

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Ahmed Touré
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 ASEC Mimosas
Number 29
Youth career
2002–2004 Académie de Sol Beni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Africa Sports 21 (8)
2007–2008 Asante Kotoko 25 (14)
2008–2010 Lokeren 32 (17)
2010 CS Sfaxien – (–)
2011–2012 Asante Kotoko 28 (12)
2012 El Gouna – (–)
2014–2016 Asante Kotoko – (–)
2015 → Al-Nejmeh (loan) – (–)
2016–2017 Bechem United 25 (13)
2017–2019 ASEC Mimosas 23 (31)
2019–2020 AS Vita – (–)
2020 AS Kaloum Star – (–)
2021– Medeama 7 (5)
National team‡
2015– Burkina Faso 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 6, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 6, 2018

Ahmed Touré (born July 17, 1987) is a Burkinabé professional footballer, who currently plays for the Conoglese club AS Vita as a striker.[1][2] He also holds Ivorian nationality.

Career[]

Asante Kotoko[]

Touré began his career with Ivorian club Africa Sports National, before he signed with Ghanaian top–flight Glo Premier League club Asante Kotoko.[3]

KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen[]

On 31 August 2008, Touré signed for Belgian club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen in the Belgium Jupiler League,[4] and on 1 November 2008, Touré played his first match against R.A.E.C. Mons.

CS Sfaxien[]

In August 2010, Touré signed with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Sfaxien for the 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season.

Asante Kotoko (return)[]

In September 2011, Touré returned to the Ghanaian top–flight Glo Premier League for the 2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League season.

ASEC Mimosas[]

After a successful spell with Ghanaian outfit Bechem United, by scoring 13 goals for the club in 2 years, Touré then joined Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas on a 2 year deal in 2017.[5] He scored 31 goals during his 2-year stay with the club, including scoring 18 goals in 13 matches to help them win the 2017–18 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) and end the season as the second top goal scorer.[6] In his second season, he scored 12 goals in 10 league matches and scored 4 goals in the CAF Champions League with 2 goals in a Cup match.[7][8]

AS Vita[]

In May 2019, after his contract with ASEC Mimosas ended, he joined Congolese club AS Vita Club on a two year deal. He was signed to replace Jean Marc-Makusu who joined RS Berkane of Morocco in March.[9][8] In June 2020, he parted ways with club after a mutual termination of his contract.[10]

Medeama[]

In January 2021, he returned to Ghana and signed for Tarkwa-based club Medeama SC. He joined them on a 2-year deal during the 2020–21 season. The deal was reportedly worth $20,000.[11][12] On his return to the GPL, he scored a brace on his debut on 21 February 2021 to help Medeama to a 2–1 victory over Elmina Sharks. His first goal came in the 3rd minute which was the fastest goal in the first round of the 2020–21 season.[13]

Honours[]

[14][15]

Club[]

Asante Kotoko

ASEC Mimosas

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kotoko signs 8 new players. asantekotokofc.org.
  2. ^ Le Burkinabè Ahmed Touré veut jouer avec le Ghana, intérêt également de la Côte d’Ivoire Archived 2013-01-18 at archive.today "Meilleur joueur du championnat ghanéen lors de la saison 2010-2011 Ahmed Touré a choisi la nationalité de ce pays dans le but de porter le maillot des black stars. Formé à l’académie Sol Béni de l’ASEC d’Abidjan, le joueur d’origine burkinabè a d’abord porté le maillot de l’Africa Sport avant de rejoindre l’ Ashanty Kotoko du Ghana en 2008."
  3. ^ Ahmed Toure – Asante Kotoko. modernghana.com.
  4. ^ Official: 3 years Toure at Lokeren Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French).
  5. ^ Anno-Kumi, Kwaku (15 November 2017). "Former Kotoko Player Ahmed Toure signs for Asec Mimosas". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Football / MTN Ligue 1 : Le top 10 des meilleurs buteurs de la saison 2017-2018 | AMI-SPORTIF". web.archive.org. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  7. ^ Akyereko, Akwasi (23 May 2019). "Former Kotoko star Ahmed Toure joins Congolese side Vita Club". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Nyatsidzi, Joshua Cudjo (23 May 2019). "AS Vita Signs Former Kotoko Striker Ahmed Toure". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Former Kotoko forward Ahmed Toure joins Congolese giants AS Vita". GhanaWeb. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  10. ^ "Former Asante Kotoko striker Ahmed Toure leaves AS Vita Club by mutual consent". GhanaSoccernet. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  11. ^ "Striker Ahmed Toure excited to be back in Ghana to play for Medeama SC". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  12. ^ "#Donkomi: Former Kotoko striker Ahmed Toure joins Medeama". Citi Sports Online. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  13. ^ Asare, Nana (2021-02-21). "GOAL MONSTER Ahmed Toure bags brace on Medeama SC debut". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  14. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ahmed Touré". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  15. ^ "Burkina Faso - A. Touré - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  16. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Toure wins Premiership best player award". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

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