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
| 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 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan=6|Lille
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2006–07
|Ligue 1 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007–08
|Ligue 1 |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
2008–09
|Ligue 1 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
2009–10
|Ligue 1 |13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7Appearances in UEFA Europa League | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
colspan=2|Total
!27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
Gueugnon (loan)
|28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 5 | ||
rowspan=3|Grenoble (loan)
|Ligue 2 |14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 3 | ||
2008–09
|Ligue 1 |14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | ||
colspan=2|Total
!28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
rowspan=4|Brest
|Ligue 1 |22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 4 | ||
2011–12
|Ligue 1 |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
2012–13
|Ligue 1 |19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | ||
colspan=2|Total
!52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7 | |
Levski Sofia
|14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
Arles-Avignon
|Ligue 2 |24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 5 | ||
Ipswich Town
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
Engordany
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
rowspan=3|Schiltigheim
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
2020–21
|Championnat National |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
colspan=2|Total
!7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
colspan=3|Career total
!191 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 27 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 5 February 2013}}{{NFT player|id=27537|accessdate=}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan=5|Guinea | |||
2008 | 3 | 0 | |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | 2 | 0 | |
2013 | 1 | 0 | |
colspan=2|Total||7||0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|301345}}
- {{NFT|27537}}
- {{Lequipe|24127}} {{in lang|fr}}
- {{LFP|toure-larsen}}
- [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/larsen-toure/ Profile at Levskisofia.info] {{in lang|en}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toure, Larsen}}
Category:Footballers from Brest, France
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:French sportspeople of Guinean descent
Category:Guinean men's footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Guinea men's international footballers
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Grenoble Foot 38 players
Category:Stade Brestois 29 players
Category:PFC Levski Sofia players
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:SC Schiltigheim players
Category:Guinean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Guinean expatriate sportspeople in England