:Demba Touré
{{short description|Senegalese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Demba Touré
| image = Demba-Touré.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Touré with Grasshoppers in 2007
| fullname = Pape Demba Armand Tourézé
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|12|31}}
| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = Lyon
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2004–2009
| clubs2 = Grasshoppers
| caps2 = 95
| goals2 = 14
| years3 = 2007–2008
| clubs3 = → Dynamo Kyiv (loan)
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009–2011
| clubs4 = Reims
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011–2012
| clubs5 = Astra Ploieşti
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011–2012
| clubs6 = → Astra II Giurgiu
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012
| clubs7 = Al-Oruba
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2013
| clubs8 = Valletta
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2013–2014
| clubs9 = Birkirkara
| caps9 = 9
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2014
| clubs10 = → Tarxien Rainbows (loan)
| caps10 = 12
| goals10 = 9
| years11 = 2015–2016
| clubs11 = Naxxar Lions
| caps11 = 28
| goals11 = 8
| years12 = 2017
| clubs12 = Għajnsielem
| caps12 = 1
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2017
| clubs13 = → Żebbuġ Rangers (loan)
| caps13 =
| goals13 =
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = Senegal
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 3
}}
Pape Demba Armand Tourézé{{NFT|16590}} (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.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
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 {{frac|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 team 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 five caps scoring three goals.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|11556}}
- {{FFU}}
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Category:Footballers from Dakar
Category:Senegalese men's footballers
Category:Senegal men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Olympique Lyonnais players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Grasshopper Club Zurich players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:FC Dynamo Kyiv players
Category:Stade de Reims players
Category:FC Astra Giurgiu players
Category:Oman Professional League players
Category:Maltese Premier League players
Category:Valletta F.C. players
Category:Birkirkara F.C. players
Category:Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players
Category:Naxxar Lions F.C. players
Category:Għajnsielem F.C. players
Category:Żebbuġ Rangers F.C. players
Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Oman
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Oman
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland