Al Hassan Toure

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Al Hassan Toure
Personal information
Full name Al Hassan Toure
Date of birth (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Macarthur FC
Number 35
Youth career
2015–2017 Croydon Kings
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Croydon Kings 23 (1)
2018–2021 Adelaide United NPL 17 (8)
2019–2021 Adelaide United 30 (2)
2021– Macarthur FC 12 (1)
National team‡
2019– Australia U23 8 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2020 Thailand U23 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2020

Al Hassan Toure (born 30 May 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Macarthur FC in the A-League.

Toure is eligible to represent Australia, Guinea and Liberia at national level. Toure was called up to the Australia national under-23 soccer team squad on 11 November 2019 for a series of friendlies against U-23 teams in Chongqing, China later that month.

Club career[]

Adelaide United[]

On 7 August 2019, Toure made his professional debut against Melbourne Knights in the 2019 FFA Cup, scoring the opening goal as Adelaide won the match 5–2.[1] Soon afterwards, Toure penned a two-year scholarship contract with the club.[2] He continued his scoring form in Adelaide's Round of 16 clash against Olympic FC, with a first-half brace helping Adelaide to a 3–2 win.[3] He scored again in the quarter-finals, pouncing on a Glen Moss error to score his fourth in three games as they beat the Newcastle Jets 1–0.[4] On 23 October 2019, Toure scored the opening goal in Adelaide's 4–0 win over Melbourne City in the 2019 FFA Cup Final,[5] being awarded the Mark Viduka Medal for his performance.[6]

Toure scored his first A-League goal in a Round 1 clash against Sydney FC, slotting home Adelaide's second as they lost 3–2 at Coopers Stadium.[7]

International career[]

Toure is eligible to represent Guinea, Liberia, and Australia. He was chosen in November 2019 to play for the Australian U23's in a friendly tournament in China, and scored on debut.[8] Toure played a big part in helping the Olyroos qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 12 years, scoring a crucial goal against Syria in the Quarter Finals of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship whilst going on to win the game and eventually going on to qualify a few days later in the 3rd Place Final.

Personal life[]

Toure was born in Guinea to Liberian parents. He migrated to Australia at the age of 4 years and six months. He has two younger brothers – Mohamed and Musa, who both play for Adelaide.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of 13 June 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United 2019–20 A-League 12 2 5 5 0 0 17 7
2020–21 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total 30 2 5 5 0 0 35 7
Career total 30 2 5 5 0 0 35 7

Honours[]

Club[]

Adelaide United

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Reds progress to last 16 with 5–2 win over Knights". Adelaide United. 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Signing news: Verbeek rewards impressive Toure with scholarship contract". 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Olympic vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 21st Aug 2019". 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Reference at www.adelaidenow.com.au".
  5. ^ "FFA Cup: Adelaide United vs Melbourne City news, Al Hassan Toure, score, A-League, team news, highlights, video". Fox Sports. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Dream comes true for Al Hassan Toure as Adelaide lift FFA Cup again". The Guardian. 23 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Adelaide United vs Sydney FC: The A-League has finally returned. And it took just 20 minutes for VAR strike again". 11 October 2019.
  8. ^ Samuel Green (16 November 2019). "Toure scores on Australia U-23 debut to continue remarkable three-month rise". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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