Ibou Touray
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibou Omar Touray[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Chester | 19 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Rhyl | 29 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Nantwich Town | ||
2017– | Salford City | 182 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Gambia | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 18 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:54, 20 October 2020 (UTC) |
Ibou Omar Touray (born 24 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League Two club Salford City. Born in England, he represents The Gambia at international level, qualifying through his father.[2]
Club career[]
Everton[]
Born in Toxteth,[3] Liverpool, England, Touray started his career at Everton, having joined the club in 2011.[4] He was close of joining Liverpool before joining Everton instead.[5] After progressing through the Everton's youth system, he signed his first professional contract at the club in July 2013.[4][2] Although he was given a number 40 shirt in the 2013–14 season, he was released by the club in May 2014.[6]
Chester[]
After leaving Everton in the summer, Touray went on a trial at Tranmere Rovers.[7] After the trial was unsuccessful, he joined Chester on 13 September 2014.[8]
After appearing as an unused substitute against Woking, Touray made his Chester debut three days later joining the club, coming on as a first half substitute, in a 2–0 win over Southport.[9] Since making his Chester debut, Touray quickly established himself in the starting eleven at the club, playing in the left-midfield position.[5] His performance attracted attention from League One side Oldham Athletic, which he appeared on the substitute bench on two occasions.[10] After returning, he appeared in every match until he was sent-off for a "wild challenge" on Nicky Clee, in a 4–1 loss to Altrincham on 31 December 2014.[11] Although he served a three match suspension,[12] Touray, however, lost his first team place for the rest of the season and was released by the club.[13]
Rhyl[]
After leaving Chester, Touray moved to Wales when he joined Rhyl.[14][15]
Touray made his Rhyl debut in the opening game of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Bangor City on 21 August 2015, starting the whole game.[16] Since making his Rhyl debut, he established himself in the starting eleven for the side despite missing out one game through suspension.[17] It wasn't until on 9 April 2016 when Touray scored his first goals, in a 5–0 win over Port Talbot Town.[18] Rhyl had not won in 16 matches and faced accusations of match fixing due to suspicious betting patterns.[19] At the end of the season, Touray went on to make a total of 29 appearances and scoring two times in total.
After one season at Rhyl, Touray was released by Rhyl in May 2016.[20][21]
Nantwich Town[]
After being released by Rhyl,[20] he signed for Nantwich Town.[22] His move came after at a recommendation from the club's manager Dave Cooke.[23]
Touray made his Nantwich Town debut in the opening game of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Ashton United.[24] Throughout the season, Touray established himself in the starting eleven at Nantwich Town as a left-back.[25] He'a also played a role when the club won 5–3 in the penalty shootout to the final of Cheshire Senior Cup against Warrington Town.[26] However, the club went on to lose the final after losing to Crewe Alexandra 3–2.[27]
After making 41 appearances in all competitions, Touray was awarded the club's Young Player of the Year.[28][29]
Salford City[]
In May 2017, he signed for Salford City.[30] Touray made his Salford City debut in the opening game of the season, in a 2–0 loss against Darlington.[31]
On 22 June 2021, Touray signed a new two-year contract; Touray and manager Gary Bowyer both cited a connection with Salford's supporters as being key to the new deal.[32]
International career[]
He made his international debut for Gambia in 2015.[14] Touray is eligible for Gambia through his father, who moved to England aged 16.[33] In a 2021 interview, Touray said that his proudest moment in international football was when Gambia drew 1–1 with Algeria, who at the time were unbeaten in over two years.[33]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 18 December 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chester | 2014–15[34] | Football Conference | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Rhyl | 2015–16[34] | Welsh Premier League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
Nantwich Town | 2016–17 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | No data | |||||||||
Salford City | 2017–18[34] | National League North | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
2018–19[34][35] | National League | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
2019–20[36] | League Two | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
2020–21[37] | League Two | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c][d] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
2021–22[39] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
Total | 182 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 206 | 10 | ||
Career total | 230 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 257 | 12 |
Honours[]
Salford City
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Gambia: Citizen Spotted At EPL Side Everton FC". All Africa. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Keane on key quality Everton require in Salford cup tie". Everton FC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
Toxteth-born former Everton Academy player Ibou Touray
- ^ a b "Touray Signs Pro Deal". Everton F.C. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b Jim Green (1 October 2014). "Ibou Touray loving life with the Blues". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Squad Numbers Announced". Everton F.C. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. - ^ "Rowe stars for Rovers as they hold championship side Bolton at Prenton Park". Liverpool Echo. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Ibou Touray: Ex-Everton defender signs Chester contract". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Match report: Woking 1 Chester FC 0". Chester Chronicle. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"Chester FC 2–0 Southport FC match report". Liverpool Echo. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017. - ^ "Blues unlucky not to share spoils, says Burr". Chester Chronicle. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Altrincham 4 Chester FC 1: Match report". Chester Chronicle. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Chester FC v Kidderminster Harriers: Match preview". Chester Chronicle. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Chester FC end-of-term survey 2014–15: Results". Chester Chronicle. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Ibou Touray". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Gambia's Ibou Touray signs for Welsh side Rhyl FC". Nagambia News. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Rhyl FC 1 Bangor City 1: Rival bosses both take positives from stalemate". Daily Post. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Rhyl manager Gareth Owen expects a determined Aberystwyth at Belle Vue". Daily Post. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Premier League round-up". Daily Post. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "FAW investigates 'suspicious betting' on Welsh Premier League match". BBC Sport. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b @rhylfc (15 May 2016). "IBOU TOURAY has been released #thankyou&goodluck" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "New Welsh Premier League season: Dave Jones' team by team guide". Daily Post. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Nantwich Town sign Ibou Touray". Nantwich Town F.C. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT: New Management Team unveiled". Nantwich Town F.C. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Ashton United 1–1 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Kidsgrove Athletic 0–4 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Nantwich Town 0–0 Warrington Town(5–3 on Pens)". Nantwich Town F.C. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Gambia: Ibou Touray Awarded By Nantwich". All Africa. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Touray gets club's young player of the year award". . 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Touray Agrees Salford City Deal". Salford City F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Opening day defeat for Salford City". Salford City F.C. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Atherton, Charlotte (8 May 2021). ""The fans have been great to me" – Ibou Touray commits his future to Salford City". EFL Official Website. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b Quick, Harry (21 October 2021). "Interview: Ibou Touray on International Duty". Salford City F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ibou Touray at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ibou Touray in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ibou Touray in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ibou Touray in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "EFL statement: Leasing.com Trophy Final". www.efl.com.
- ^ "Games played by Ibou Touray in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Salford City: Club co-owned by former Man Utd players promoted to National League". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Rindl, Josef (11 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 0–3 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- People with acquired Gambian citizenship
- Gambian footballers
- The Gambia international footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Everton F.C. players
- Chester F.C. players
- Rhyl F.C. players
- Nantwich Town F.C. players
- Salford City F.C. players
- Cymru Premier players
- English people of Gambian descent
- Footballers from Liverpool
- People from Toxteth
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players