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Birama Touré

{{short description|Malian footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Birama Touré

| image = Birama Toure 2024 press.png

| caption = Touré in 2024

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|06|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kayes, Mali

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Montpellier

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010

| youthclubs1 = Beauvais

| years1 = 2010–2012

| clubs1 = Beauvais

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2016

| clubs2 = Nantes

| caps2 = 81

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2012–2016

| clubs3 = Nantes B

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = → Brest (loan)

| caps4 = 22

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = Standard Liège

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = → Auxerre (loan)

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017–2023

| clubs7 = Auxerre

| caps7 = 194

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = Auxerre B

| caps8 = 3

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023–2024

| clubs9 = Al-Riyadh

| caps9 = 33

| goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Montpellier

| caps10 = 8

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2025

| clubs11 = → Manisa (loan)

| caps11 = 13

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016

| nationalteam1 = Mali

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 06:37, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

}}

Birama Touré (born 6 June 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{French football updater|Montpellier}} club Montpellier.{{Soccerway|birama-toure/185115}}

Club career

Touré's career started in 2010 with his youth club Beauvais, he participated in 18 matches during 2010–11 and 2011–12 in Championnat National. In 2012, Touré joined Ligue 2 side Nantes. He made his debut for Nantes on 4 August 2012 against Nîmes, whilst scoring his first goal for them on 22 October versus Dijon. Touré played 58 times for Nantes in his first three seasons, including 26 apps in his debut season as the club won promotion to Ligue 1; he has also played 7 times for the club's reserve team. In November 2014, Touré signed for Ligue 2 team Brest on loan for the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season.{{cite news|title=Birama Touré prêté à Brest|url=http://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=10136|accessdate=16 January 2017|work=FC Nantes|date=5 November 2014|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033523/http://fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=10136|url-status=live}} He scored once in twenty-two league games before returning to Nantes.

On 1 July 2016, Touré completed a transfer to Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège and subsequently made his debut on 19 August in a league draw with Charleroi.{{cite news|title=Birama Touré quitte le FC Nantes|url=http://fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=14195|accessdate=16 January 2017|work=FC Nantes|date=14 June 2016|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118033609/http://fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=14195|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Birama Touré joins the rouches|url=http://www.standard.be/toutes-les-news/lire/~birama-toure-rejoint-les-rouches.htm?lng=fr|accessdate=16 January 2017|work=Standard Liège|date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109230855/http://www.standard.be/toutes-les-news/lire/~birama-toure-rejoint-les-rouches.htm?lng=fr|archive-date=9 November 2016|url-status=dead}} In his second league appearance, versus Club Brugge, he scored his first Standard Liège goal. On 16 January 2017, Touré left to join Ligue 2 side Auxerre on loan.{{cite news|title=OFFICIEL : Birama Touré rejoint l'AJ Auxerre!|url=http://www.aja.fr/index.php/lire/officiel-birama-toure-rejoint-laj-auxerre.html|accessdate=16 January 2017|work=AJ Auxerre|date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118070152/http://www.aja.fr/index.php/lire/officiel-birama-toure-rejoint-laj-auxerre.html|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=dead}}

On 22 July 2023, Touré joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.{{cite web |title=الرياض يدعم صفوفه بـ "بيراما توري" |url=https://www.dawriplus.com/news/69483-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%88%D9%81%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%80-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A.html |access-date=19 February 2024 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820000511/https://www.dawriplus.com/news/69483-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%88%D9%81%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%80-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A.html |url-status=live }}

On 11 September 2024, Touré signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.{{Cite web |date=11 September 2024 |title=Birama Touré rejoint le MHSC |url=https://mhscfoot.com/articles/2024-2025/equipe-pro/birama-toure-rejoint-le-mhsc/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |publisher=Montpellier HSC |lang=fr}}

International career

Touré has represented the Mali national team at international level.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|1 July 2025}}.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Beauvais

|2010–11

|Championnat National

|2

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—20
2011–12

|Championnat National

|16

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—160
colspan="2"|Total

!18

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—180
rowspan="5"|Nantes

|2012–13

|Ligue 2

|26

13000colspan="2" |—291
2013–14

|Ligue 1

|31

0003Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue0colspan="2" |—340
2014–15

|Ligue 1

|1

00010colspan="2" |—20
2015–16

|Ligue 1

|23

03010colspan="2" |—270
colspan="2"|Total

!81

16050colspan="2" |—921
rowspan="5"|Nantes B

|2012–13

|Championnat de France Amateur 2

|2

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—20
2013–14

|Championnat de France Amateur

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—10
2014–15

|Championnat de France Amateur

|3

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—30
2015–16

|Championnat de France Amateur

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—10
colspan="2"|Total

!7

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2" |—70
Brest (loan)

|2014–15

|Ligue 2

|22

14000colspan="2" |—261
Standard Liège

|2016–17

|Belgian First Division A

|3

100colspan="2"|—0031
Auxerre (loan)

|2016–17

|Ligue 2

|17

12100colspan="2" |—192
rowspan="7" |Auxerre

|2017–18

|Ligue 2

|37

03010colspan="2" |—410
2018–19

|Ligue 2

|30

00020colspan="2" |—320
2019–20

|Ligue 2

|25

02010colspan="2" |—280
2020–21

|Ligue 2

|28

010colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—290
2021–22

|Ligue 2

|36

|1

|3

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|3One appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, two appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

|0

|42

|1

2022–23

|Ligue 1

|38

|2

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|39

|2

colspan="2" |Total

!194

3100403

!0

2113
Auxerre B

|2018–19

|Championnat National 3

|3

0colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—30
Al-Riyadh

|2023–24

|Saudi Pro League

|33

|4

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|34

|4

Montpellier

|2024–25

|Ligue 1

|8

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|8

|0

Manisa (loan)

|2024–25

|TFF 1. Lig

|13

|0

|0

|

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|13

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!399

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Honours

Nantes B

References

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External links

  • {{LFP|toure-birama}}
  • {{NFT|54823}}

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Category:1992 births

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Category:Belgian Pro League players

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Category:Stade Brestois 29 players

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Category:Manisa F.K. footballers

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