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.

Demba Touré
Touré with Grasshoppers in 2007
Personal information
Full name Pape Demba Armand Tourézé
Date of birth (1984-12-31) 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)
National team
2007 Senegal 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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

Touré was called up to the Senegal national squad 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 5 caps scoring 3 goals.

References
  1. Demba Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
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