Larsen Touré
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-07-20) 20 July 1984
Place of birth Brest, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Schiltigheim
Number 33
Youth career
Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Lille 27 (1)
2006–2007Gueugnon (loan) 28 (5)
2008Grenoble (loan) 14 (3)
2009Grenoble (loan) 14 (1)
2010–2013 Brest 52 (7)
2013–2014 Levski Sofia 14 (4)
2014–2015 Arles-Avignon 24 (5)
2015–2016 Ipswich Town 7 (0)
2017–2018 US Choisy au Bac
2018 Engordany 4 (0)
2019– Schiltigheim 7 (0)
International career
2008–2013 Guinea 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:07, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Larsen Touré (born 20 July 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for SC Schiltigheim. Born in France, he has represented the Guinea national team at international level.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Club career

Touré was born in Brest, France. After playing several seasons with Lille OSC, he returned to his hometown club Stade Brestois 29 in summer 2010 where he gained a starting spot.

In September 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia, and made 23 appearances for the club, scoring four times. He was released at the end of his contract.

On 1 August 2015, Touré signed for Ipswich Town after spending his pre-season on trial there and making appearances in a number of friendlies.[8] Touré made his debut on 11 August 2015 against Stevenage. He received a knock in the first half, requiring the physio to come on. He finished the first half, but was taken off at half time.[9] Touré left Ipswich Town at the end of his one-year contract.[10]

In November 2017, Touré signed for French lower-league side US Choisy au Bac.[11]

International career

Touré made his debut for Guinea in a friendly against Ivory Coast on 20 August 2008. Between 2008 and 2013, he made seven appearances for the Guinea national team.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2005–06 Ligue 1 2010000030
2006–07 Ligue 1 0000000000
2007–08 Ligue 1 900010100
2008–09 Ligue 1 30000030
2009–10 Ligue 1 13110207[lower-alpha 1]0231
Total 271203070391
Gueugnon (loan) 2006–07 Ligue 2 2851010305
Grenoble (loan) 2007–08 Ligue 2 1430000143
2008–09 Ligue 1 1415110202
Total 284511000345
Brest 2010–11 Ligue 1 2241010244
2011–12 Ligue 1 1111000121
2012–13 Ligue 1 1921010212
Total 527302000577
Levski Sofia 2013–14 Bulgarian First League 144400040224
Arles-Avignon 2014–15 Ligue 2 2451030285
Ipswich Town 2015–16 Championship 701030110
Engordany 2018–19 Primera Divisió 4000003[lower-alpha 1]070
Schiltigheim 2019–20 Championnat National 30000030
2020–21 Championnat National 40000040
Total 7000000070
Career total 1912617113014023527
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 5 February 2013[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea
200830
200910
201120
201310
Total70

References

  1. "Larsen Touré-Brest : je t'aime, moi non plus". afrik-foot.com.
  2. "Larsen Touré : " J'aurais préféré venir, c'est sûr ! "". ouest-france.fr.
  3. "Larsen Touré, cet ancien de Ligue 1 à l'assaut de la Bulgarie". footmercato.net.
  4. "Interview with Larsen Touré".
  5. "Larsen Touré : "Pas là pour jouer le maintien"". laprovence.com.
  6. "Larsen Touré : " J'aurais préféré venir, c'est sûr ! "". maville.com.
  7. "arsen Touré ne perd jamais". sofoot.com.
  8. "SOFIA SO GOOD!". itfc.co.uk. Ipswich Town F.C. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. "Ipswich Town 2-1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. Warren, Andrew (6 May 2016). "Ipswich Town to release Larsen Toure". eadt.co.uk. East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. "Guignicourt ne se frottera pas à Larsen Touré". L'Aisne nouvelle (in French). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. 1 2 Larsen Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. Larsen Touré at Soccerway
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