Zargo Touré

Zargo Touré (born 11 November 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği.

Zargo Touré
Touré with Boulogne in September 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989
Place of birth Pikine, Senegal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 15
Youth career
Sporting Dakar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Boulogne 111 (2)
2012–2013 → Le Havre (loan) 36 (0)
2013–2015 Le Havre 73 (0)
2015–2018 Lorient 76 (5)
2018–2019 Trabzonspor 27 (0)
2019– Gençlerbirliği 46 (0)
National team‡
2012 Senegal U23 4 (0)
2012– Senegal 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:48, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2017

Career

Touré was born in Pikine, Senegal. He began his career at homeland club Sporting Dakar in the Senegalese capital.

Touré joined US Boulogne in 2008, after interest from Olympique Marseille and En Avant Guingamp. He was assigned the number 29 shirt. He plays alongside compatriots Ibrahima Sané – whom he lived with, and Mame N'Diaye, who is on loan from Marseille. He played for Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

On 31 August 2015, Touré joined the French Ligue 1 side Lorient from Le Havre. On 30 January 2016, he scored two goals against Reims in Lorient's 2–0 win . He was also the man of the match.

References
  1. "Zargo Toure Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


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