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 and the Burkina Faso national team.
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| Full name | Ibrahim Blati Touré | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Pyramids FC | ||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2017– | Burkina Faso | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||
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| *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.[1]
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.[2] On 13 March 2018, he switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a contract with AFC Eskilstuna.[3]
On 29 August 2018, Touré returned to Spain after signed a contract with Córdoba CF in Segunda División.[4] The following 11 June, he signed a three-year deal with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[5]
On 29 January 2022, Touré made a return to African football after signing a contract with Pyramids FC in the Egyptian Premier League.[6]
International career
Touré was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] He made his debut for Burkina Faso in a 2–1 friendly win over Mali.[8] He was featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon.[9]
Honours
Individual
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021[10]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "[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.
- ^ "Landslagsmeriterad mittfältare klar för AFC" [International central midfielder ready for AFC] (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Injury concerns for Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ www.sidwaya.bf. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
- Blati Touré at BDFutbol
- Blati Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
- Blati Touré at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Blati Touré at Soccerway