Larsen Touré

Larsen Touré

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-07-20) 20 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Brest, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Schiltigheim
Number	33
Youth career
	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Lille	27	(1)
2006–2007	→ Gueugnon (loan)	28	(5)
2008	→ Grenoble (loan)	14	(3)
2009	→ Grenoble (loan)	14	(1)
2010–2013	Brest	52	(7)
2013–2014	Levski Sofia	14	(4)
2014–2015	Arles-Avignon	24	(5)
2015–2016	Ipswich Town	7	(0)
2017–2018	US Choisy au Bac
2018	Engordany	4	(0)
2019–	Schiltigheim	7	(0)
International career^‡
2008–2013	Guinea	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 23 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

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.^[8] 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.^[9] Touré left Ipswich Town at the end of his one-year contract.^[10]

In November 2017, Touré signed for French lower-league side US Choisy au Bac.^[11]

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.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2020^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille	2005–06	Ligue 1	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	—		10	0
	2008–09	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2009–10	Ligue 1	13	1	1	0	2	0	7[a]	0	23	1
	Total		27	1	2	0	3	0	7	0	39	1
Gueugnon (loan)	2006–07	Ligue 2	28	5	1	0	1	0	—		30	5
Grenoble (loan)	2007–08	Ligue 2	14	3	0	0	0	0	—		14	3
	2008–09	Ligue 1	14	1	5	1	1	0	—		20	2
	Total		28	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	34	5
Brest	2010–11	Ligue 1	22	4	1	0	1	0	—		24	4
	2011–12	Ligue 1	11	1	1	0	0	0	—		12	1
	2012–13	Ligue 1	19	2	1	0	1	0	—		21	2
	Total		52	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	57	7
Levski Sofia	2013–14	Bulgarian First League	14	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	22	4
Arles-Avignon	2014–15	Ligue 2	24	5	1	0	3	0	—		28	5
Ipswich Town	2015–16	Championship	7	0	1	0	3	0	—		11	0
Engordany	2018–19	Primera Divisió	4	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	7	0
Schiltigheim	2019–20	Championnat National	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2020–21	Championnat National	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			191	26	17	1	13	0	14	0	235	27

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 5 February 2013^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea
	2008	3	0
	2009	1	0
	2011	2	0
	2013	1	0
Total		7	0

References

1. "Larsen Touré-Brest : je t'aime, moi non plus". afrik-foot.com.
2. "Larsen Touré : " J'aurais préféré venir, c'est sûr ! "". ouest-france.fr.
3. "Larsen Touré, cet ancien de Ligue 1 à l'assaut de la Bulgarie". footmercato.net.
4. "Interview with Larsen Touré".
5. "Larsen Touré : "Pas là pour jouer le maintien"". laprovence.com.
6. "Larsen Touré : " J'aurais préféré venir, c'est sûr ! "". maville.com.
7. "arsen Touré ne perd jamais". sofoot.com.
8. "SOFIA SO GOOD!". itfc.co.uk. Ipswich Town F.C. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
9. "Ipswich Town 2-1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
10. Warren, Andrew (6 May 2016). "Ipswich Town to release Larsen Toure". eadt.co.uk. East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
11. "Guignicourt ne se frottera pas à Larsen Touré". L'Aisne nouvelle (in French). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
12. Larsen Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
13. Larsen Touré at Soccerway

External links

• Larsen Touré – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Larsen Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
• Larsen Touré at L'Équipe Football (in French) (in French)
• Larsen Touré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Profile at Levskisofia.info (in English)