Sebas Koula

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sebas Koula

| image =

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| fullname = Sébastien Koula Tou

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|12|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Strasbourg, France

| height = 1.96 m{{Cite web|url=https://lepays.bf/championnat-despagne-de-2e-division-le-burkinabe-sebastien-koula-tou-signe-son-premier-contrat-pro/|title=CHAMPIONNAT D’ESPAGNE DE 2E DIVISION : Le Burkinabè Sebastien Koula Tou signe son premier contrat pro|first=Editions|last=LEPAYS|date=22 August 2023}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2010–2013

| youthclubs1 = Vauban Strasbourg

| youthyears2 = 2013–2016

| youthclubs2 = Schiltigheim

| youthyears3 = 2016–2019

| youthclubs3 = Strasbourg

| youthyears4 = 2019–2020

| youthclubs4 = Illzach Modenheim

| youthyears5 = 2020–2022

| youthclubs5 = Bourg-Péronnas

| years1 = 2022–2023

| clubs1 = Sabadell II

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = → Granollers (loan)

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = Sabadell

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2024–

| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 13:06, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 13:06, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

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Sébastien "Sebas" Koula Tou (born 1 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in France, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Koula began playing football locally in Strasbourg, going through the youth academies of Vauban Strasbourg, Schiltigheim, Strasbourg, Illzach Modenheim, and Bourg-Péronnas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foot-national.com/37181-joueur-football-TOU-Sebastien-Koula.html|title=Sébastien Koula Tou joueur de Libre/Etranger|website=Foot National}} He moved to Spain with Sabadell in 2022, and shortly after moved to Granollers on loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diaridesabadell.com/2023/10/26/sebas-koula-centre-esports-sabadell-porter-burkina-faso/|title="L’aprenentatge i els consells que em dona l’Ortolá són espectaculars i m’ajuden molt"|first=Marc Segarra|last=Rodríguez|date=26 October 2023}} On 22 August 2023, he returned to Sabadell and signed a professional contract with the club for one season.

International career

Koula was born in France and is of Burkinabé descent. He made the final squad for the Burkina Faso national team at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web | title=Sébas Koula, del Sabadell, a la Copa de África con Burkina Faso | website=www.sport.es | date=2024-01-08 | url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-catalan/sebas-koula-sabadell-copa-africa-96480245 | language=es | access-date=2024-06-07}} He debuted with the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Niger on 26 March 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://africafootunited.com/burkina-faso-razack-yoda-et-sebastien-koula-tou-convoques/|title=Burkina Faso : Razack Yoda et Sébastien Koula Tou convoqués|first=Gael Mahouna|last=FAMBO|date=15 March 2024}}