Birama Touré (born 6 June 1992) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Touré's career started in 2010 with his youth club

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, he participated in 18 matches during

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and 2011–12 in

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

. In 2012, Touré joined

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side

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. He made his debut for Nantes on 4 August 2012 against

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, whilst scoring his first goal for them on 22 October versus

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. Touré played 58 times for Nantes in his first three seasons, including 26 apps in his debut season as the club won promotion to

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; he has also played 7 times for the club's reserve team. In November 2014, Touré signed for Ligue 2 team Brest on loan for the

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season. He scored once in twenty-two league games before returning to Nantes. On 1 July 2016, Touré completed a transfer to

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club

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and subsequently made his debut on 19 August in a league draw with

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. In his second league appearance, versus

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, he scored his first Standard Liège goal. On 16 January 2017, Touré left to join Ligue 2 side

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on loan. On 22 July 2023, Touré joined

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club

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on a free transfer. On 11 September 2024, Touré signed for Ligue 1 club

International career

Touré has represented the Mali national team at international level.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Nantes B *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toure, Birama 1992 births Living people Malian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Mali men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Belgian Pro League players Saudi Pro League players AS Beauvais Oise players FC Nantes players Stade Brestois 29 players Standard Liège players AJ Auxerre players Al-Riyadh SC players Montpellier HSC players Manisa F.K. footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey People from Kayes Sportspeople from Kayes Region 21st-century Malian sportsmen