Larsen Touré

{{short description|Guinean footballer (born 1984)}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Larsen Touré

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brest, France

| height = 1.83 m

| currentclub = Schiltigheim

| clubnumber = 33

| position = Winger, forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Lille

| years1 = 2005–2010

| clubs1 = Lille

| caps1 = 27

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2006–2007

| clubs2 = → Gueugnon (loan)

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = → Grenoble (loan)

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = → Grenoble (loan)

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2010–2013

| clubs5 = Brest

| caps5 = 52

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2013–2014

| clubs6 = Levski Sofia

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2014–2015

| clubs7 = Arles-Avignon

| caps7 = 24

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs8 = Ipswich Town

| caps8 = 7

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017–2018

| clubs9 = US Choisy au Bac

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| years10 = 2018

| clubs10 = Engordany

| caps10 = 4

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2019–

| clubs11 = Schiltigheim

| caps11 = 7

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2013

| nationalteam1 = Guinea

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 15:48, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 21:07, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

}}

Larsen Touré (born 20 July 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for SC Schiltigheim. Born in France, he has represented the Guinea national team at international level.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/larsen-toure-brest-je-t-aime-moi-non-plus|title=Larsen Touré-Brest : je t’aime, moi non plus|publisher=afrik-foot.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/larsen-toure-jaurais-prefere-venir-cest-sur-2836306|title=Larsen Touré : " J'aurais préféré venir, c'est sûr ! "|publisher=ouest-france.fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a1289621747361031175-info-fm-larsen-toure-cet-ancien-de-ligue-1-a-lassaut-de-la-bulgarie|title=Larsen Touré, cet ancien de Ligue 1 à l'assaut de la Bulgarie|publisher=footmercato.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.losc.fr/en/node/5350|title=Interview with Larsen Touré}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.laprovence.com/article/sports/2988724/larsen-toure-pas-la-pour-jouer-le-maintien.html|title=Larsen Touré : "Pas là pour jouer le maintien"|publisher=laprovence.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://brest.maville.com/sport/detail_-larsen-toure-j-aurais-prefere-venir-c-est-sur-_11530-2620320_actu.Htm|title=Larsen Touré : " J'aurais préféré venir, c'est sûr ! "|publisher=maville.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/articles/larsen-toure-ne-perd-jamais-angleterre-league-cup-3e-tour-manchester-united-ipswich|title=arsen Touré ne perd jamais|publisher=sofoot.com}}

Club career

Touré was born in Brest, France. After playing several seasons with Lille OSC, he returned to his hometown club Stade Brestois 29 in summer 2010 where he gained a starting spot.

In September 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia, and made 23 appearances for the club, scoring four times. He was released at the end of his contract.

On 1 August 2015, Touré signed for Ipswich Town after spending his pre-season on trial there and making appearances in a number of friendlies.{{cite web |title=SOFIA SO GOOD! |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2015/august/sofia-so-good/ |website=itfc.co.uk |publisher=Ipswich Town F.C. |accessdate=5 July 2018 |date=3 August 2015}} Touré made his debut on 11 August 2015 against Stevenage. He received a knock in the first half, requiring the physio to come on. He finished the first half, but was taken off at half time.{{cite news |title=Ipswich Town 2-1 Stevenage |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33769154 |accessdate=2 May 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 August 2015}} Touré left Ipswich Town at the end of his one-year contract.{{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Andrew |title=Ipswich Town to release Larsen Toure |url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town-to-release-larsen-toure-1-4525748 |website=eadt.co.uk |publisher=East Anglian Daily Times |accessdate=5 July 2018 |date=6 May 2016}}

In November 2017, Touré signed for French lower-league side US Choisy au Bac.{{cite news |title=Guignicourt ne se frottera pas à Larsen Touré |url=https://www.aisnenouvelle.fr/art/50708/article/2017-11-03/guignicourt-ne-se-frottera-pas-larsen-toure |accessdate=2 May 2020 |work=L'Aisne nouvelle |date=3 November 2017 |language=French}}

International career

Touré made his debut for Guinea in a friendly against Ivory Coast on 20 August 2008. Between 2008 and 2013, he made seven appearances for the Guinea national team.

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 24 October 2020}}{{Soccerway|larsen-toure/13640}}

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=6|Lille

|2005–06

|Ligue 1

|2

010000030
2006–07

|Ligue 1

|0

000000000
2007–08

|Ligue 1

|9

00010colspan="2"|—100
2008–09

|Ligue 1

|3

00000colspan="2"|—30
2009–10

|Ligue 1

|13

110207Appearances in UEFA Europa League0231
colspan=2|Total

!27

1203070391
Gueugnon (loan)

|2006–07

|Ligue 2

|28

51010colspan="2"|—305
rowspan=3|Grenoble (loan)

|2007–08

|Ligue 2

|14

30000colspan="2"|—143
2008–09

|Ligue 1

|14

15110colspan="2"|—202
colspan=2|Total

!28

4511000345
rowspan=4|Brest

|2010–11

|Ligue 1

|22

41010colspan="2"|—244
2011–12

|Ligue 1

|11

11000colspan="2"|—121
2012–13

|Ligue 1

|19

21010colspan="2"|—212
colspan=2|Total

!52

7302000577
Levski Sofia

|2013–14

|Bulgarian First League

|14

4400040224
Arles-Avignon

|2014–15

|Ligue 2

|24

51030colspan="2"|—285
Ipswich Town

|2015–16

|Championship

|7

01030colspan="2"|—110
Engordany

|2018–19

|Primera Divisió

|4

000003070
rowspan=3|Schiltigheim

|2019–20

|Championnat National

|3

00000colspan="2"|—30
2020–21

|Championnat National

|4

00000colspan="2"|—40
colspan=2|Total

!7

000000070
colspan=3|Career total

!191

2617113014023527

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{{updated|match played 5 February 2013}}{{NFT player|id=27537|accessdate=}}

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

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan=5|Guinea
200830
200910
201120
201310
colspan=2|Total||7||0

References

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