Abdoulaye Toungara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Ibrahima Toungara | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Prizreni | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Centre Salif Keita | |||
| 2010–2013 | Kouka Sports Academy | ||
| 2013–2017 | Centre Salif Keita | ||
| 2017 | Shkëndija | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Flamurtari | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Liria Prizren (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Khénifra | ||
| 2023–2024 | Oriku | ||
| 2024– | FC Prizreni | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 4 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Abdoulaye Ibrahima Toungara (born 21 June 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kosovan club FC Prizreni.[1]
Career
[edit]After beginning his youth career with hometown club Centre Salif Keita, Toungara joined the Kouka Sports Academy of Tunisia in 2010.[2] Three years later, he returned to Centre Salif Keita.[2] In 2017, Toungara joined Macedonian First Football League side Shkëndija.[2] Initially signed on trial, he secured a contract and remained with the club until his 18th birthday.[2] Later in 2017, Flamurtari Vlorë of the Albanian Superliga completed the signing of Toungara.[2] He made his bow for the club on 13 September, featuring for the full ninety minutes of an Albanian Cup first round first leg victory away to Dinamo Tirana.[1]
In the return tie, on 27 September, Toungara netted his first goal for Flamurtari Vlorë as his side ran out 6–1 winners on aggregate.[1] He subsequently scored three further goals in the 2017–18 Albanian Cup.[1] On 9 December, Toungara made his professional league debut during a Superliga victory versus Vllaznia Shkodër.[1] In his second pro league appearance, versus Kamza on 22 December, Toungara scored for the first time in league football after netting in injury time of a 0–3 win.[1] In January 2018, Toungara was signed on loan by Football Superleague of Kosovo side Liria Prizren.[1][3] He returned to Flamurtari Vlorë in July 2018.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Toungara's brother, Aboubacar Ibrahim Toungara, is also a footballer.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 4 August 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamurtari Vlorë | 2017–18 | Superliga | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||||
- ^ Includes the Albanian Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Abdoulaye Toungara at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e f "Abdoulaye Toungara, le talent caché de la Péninsule Balkanique". Foot Mali. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Bledi Shkëmbi i kënaqur me fazën përgatitore të futbollistëve të Lirisë". Telegrafi. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- Abdoulaye Toungara at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Footballers from Bamako
- Living people
- Malian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Flamurtari FC players
- KF Liria Prizren players
- CA Khénifra players
- KF Oriku players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Kategoria e Dytë players
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- 21st-century Malian sportsmen