Bassala Touré

Bassala Touré

Personal information
Date of birth	21 February 1976
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Stade Malien	?	(?)
1993–1994	Kawkab Marrakech	?	(?)
1997–1998	Al-Arabi	?	(?)
1998–2002	Athinaikos	86	(5)
2002–2004	Kerkyra	35	(2)
2004–2009	Levadiakos	93	(2)
2009–2010	Ilioupoli	8	(0)
Total		222	(9)
National team
2001–2008	Mali	43	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Bassala Touré (born 21 February 1976) is a Malian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Bamako, Touré began his career with hometown club Stade Malien, before moving to Morocco to play with Kawkab Marrakech. After a spell in Kuwait with Al-Arabi, Touré spent twelve seasons in Greece, playing for Athinaikos, Kerkyra, Levadiakos and Ilioupoli.^[1]

Touré earned 43 caps for Mali between 2001 and 2008,^[1] including in seven FIFA World Cup qualifying games.^[2] He was also a squad member for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994, 2002, 2004 and 2008.

References

1. Bassala Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Bassala Touré – FIFA competition record