Birama Touré
 Touré with Mali in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kayes, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Beauvais | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Beauvais | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Nantes | 81 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Nantes B | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Brest (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Standard Liège | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Auxerre (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2017–2023 | Auxerre | 194 | (3) |
| 2019 | Auxerre B | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Riyadh | 33 | (4) |
| 2024– | Montpellier | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Mali | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 11 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Birama Touré (born 6 June 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[1]
Club career
[edit]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]
On 11 September 2024, Touré signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[7]
International career
[edit]Touré has represented the Mali national team at international level.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 11 September 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beauvais | 2010–11 | Championnat National | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Championnat National | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Nantes | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 92 | 1 | |||
| Nantes B | 2012–13 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Championnat de France Amateur | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Championnat de France Amateur | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Championnat de France Amateur | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Brest (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Standard Liège | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Auxerre (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Auxerre | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Total | 194 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 3 | ||
| Auxerre B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Al-Riyadh | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| Montpellier | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 378 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 413 | 12 | ||
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ One appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Honours
[edit]Nantes B
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Birama Touré profile". Soccerway. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Birama Touré prêté à Brest". FC Nantes. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Birama Touré quitte le FC Nantes". FC Nantes. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Birama Touré joins the rouches". Standard Liège. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b "OFFICIEL : Birama Touré rejoint l'AJ Auxerre!". AJ Auxerre. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "الرياض يدعم صفوفه بـ "بيراما توري"". Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Birama Touré rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Birama Touré at Soccerway
- Birama Touré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Birama Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Malian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Mali men's international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- AS Beauvais Oise players
- FC Nantes players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Standard Liège players
- AJ Auxerre players
- Al-Riyadh SC players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- People from Kayes
- 21st-century Malian people