Blati Touré
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ibrahim Blati Touré | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 August 1994 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Pyramids FC | |||||||||||||
Number | 15 | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2013–2014 | Rayo Vallecano B | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||
2014–2016 | Recreativo B | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Evian B (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Evian (loan) | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016–2018 | Omonia | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||
2018 | AFC Eskilstuna | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Córdoba | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | Vitória Guimarães | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021–2022 | AFC Eskilstuna | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022– | Pyramids FC | 52 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Burkina Faso | 45 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 14 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 |
Ibrahim Blati Touré (born 4 August 1994) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC[1] and the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Bouaké, Touré made his senior debut with Rayo Vallecano's reserve team in 2013, in Tercera División. On 3 August 2015, after a one-year spell at Recreativo de Huelva's B-team, he joined Evian Thonon Gaillard on loan for the season.[2]
Touré made his professional debut on 14 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 Ligue 2 away draw against AC Ajaccio. He contributed with 12 appearances during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.
On 18 July 2016, Touré joined AC Omonia.[3] On 13 March 2018, he switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a contract with AFC Eskilstuna.[4]
On 29 August 2018, Touré returned to Spain after signed a contract with Córdoba CF in Segunda División.[5] The following 11 June, he signed a three-year deal with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[6]
On 29 January 2022, Touré made a return to African football after signing a contract with Pyramids FC in the Egyptian Premier League.[7]
International career
[edit]Touré was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] He made his debut for Burkina Faso in a 2–1 friendly win over Mali.[9] He was featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon.[10]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Burkina Faso goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 February 2022 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Senegal | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
2 | 21 November 2023 | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 10 January 2024 | Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | DR Congo | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "ÉVIAN-TG: IBRAHIM BLATI TOURÉ ARRIVE EN PRÊT" [ÉVIAN-TG: IBRAHIM BLATI TOURÉ ARRIVES ON LOAN] (in French). Africa Sports. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "[Transfert] Blati Touré quitte Evian TG et rejoint l'Omonia Nicosie (D1 Chypre)" [[Transfers] Blati Touré quits Evian TG and joins Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus D1)] (in French). Talent Cache. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Landslagsmeriterad mittfältare klar för AFC" [International central midfielder ready for AFC] (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Blati Touré oficializado e com cláusula de rescisão elevada" [Blati Touré is officialized with a high release clause] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Injury concerns for Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Burkina Faso # Mali: 2-1 Les Etalons font le plein de confiance..." www.sidwaya.bf. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Pyramids FC website
- Blati Touré at BDFutbol
- Blati Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
- Blati Touré at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Blati Touré at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bouaké
- Ivorian people of Burkinabé descent
- Sportspeople of Burkinabé descent
- Burkinabé men's footballers
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Burkina Faso men's international footballers
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Superettan players
- Rayo Vallecano B players
- Atlético Onubense players
- Córdoba CF players
- Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players
- AC Omonia players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Pyramids FC players
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Burkinabé people