Bassala Touré

Bassala Touré (born 21 February 1976) is a Malian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.

Bassala Touré

Personal information
Date of birth	21 February 1976
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Stade Malien
1993–1994	Kawkab Marrakech
1997–1998	Al-Arabi
1998–2002	Athinaikos	86	(5)
2002–2004	Kerkyra	35	(2)
2004–2009	Levadiakos	93	(2)
2009–2010	Ilioupoli	8	(0)
Total		222	(9)
National team
1994–2008	Mali	69	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Bamako, Touré began his career with hometown club Stade Malien, before moving to Morocco to play with Kawkab Marrakech. After a spell in Kuwait with Al-Arabi, Touré spent twelve seasons in Greece, playing for Athinaikos, Kerkyra, Levadiakos and Ilioupoli.[1]

Touré earned 69 caps for Mali between 1994 and 2008,[1] including in seven FIFA World Cup qualifying games.[2] He was also a squad member for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994, 2002, 2004 and 2008.

References

1. "Bassala Touré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
2. Bassala Touré – FIFA competition record