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.

Blati Touré

Touré in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Ibrahim Blati Touré
Date of birth	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Pyramids FC
Number	15
Senior career*
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)
Honours Representing  Burkina Faso Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Gabon
*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

1. "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.
2. "[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.
3. "Landslagsmeriterad mittfältare klar för AFC" [International central midfielder ready for AFC] (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
4. "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
5. "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.
6. Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
7. "Africa Cup of Nations: Injury concerns for Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
8. www.sidwaya.bf. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
9. "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
10. @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