Blati Touré

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Blati Touré
Touré with Burkina Faso at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Blati Touré
Date of birth (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 29)
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
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2017 Gabon
*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.
List of international goals scored by Blati Touré
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "[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]
  4. ^ "Landslagsmeriterad mittfältare klar för AFC" [International central midfielder ready for AFC] (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Ismail, Ali (30 January 2022). "OFFICIAL: Pyramids sign AFCON revelation Blati Toure". KingFut. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Injury concerns for Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.

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