Demba Touré
Pape Demba Armand Tourézé[1] (born 31 December 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He dropped the 'zé' part of his surname when he was 20, re-registering his name with FIFA as Demba Armand Touré.[citation needed]
| Touré with Grasshoppers in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pape Demba Armand Tourézé | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Lyon | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Grasshoppers | 95 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Reims | 26 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Astra Ploieşti | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Astra II Giurgiu | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Al-Oruba | 13 | (4) |
| 2013 | Valletta | 14 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Birkirkara | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Tarxien Rainbows (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Naxxar Lions | 28 | (8) |
| 2017 | Għajnsielem | 1 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Żebbuġ Rangers (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Senegal | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Touré was born in Dakar, Senegal. He played at Olympique Lyonnais for the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, and was then loaned to Grasshopper Club Zürich for 2004–05 and 2005–ß6.
Touré signed a 3+1⁄2-year contract with Astra Ploiești in November 2011. He left Astra Ploiești in December 2011 due to financial dispute with the club. Touré signed with Al-Oruba Dubai in January 2012 for only six months.
On 27 December 2012, Toure signed with Maltese club Valletta F.C. On 4 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with league rivals Birkirkara F.C.
International career edit
Touré was called up to the Senegal national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifying game against Burkina Faso in October 2006 to replace the injured Marseille striker Mamadou Niang. In 2007 he earned five caps scoring three goals.
References edit
- ^ Demba Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Demba Touré at Soccerway
- Demba Touré at UAF and (in Ukrainian)