Anthony Koura

Anthony Koura (born 6 May 1993) is a footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Lausanne-Sport and the Burkina Faso national football team.

Anthony Koura
Personal information
Full name Anthony Koura
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Place of birth Le Mans, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lausanne-Sport
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2004 Cheminots du Mans
2004–2011 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Le Mans 9 (0)
2013 → Luzenac (loan) 15 (6)
2013–2016 Nîmes 84 (19)
2016–2018 Nancy 41 (3)
2019– Lausanne-Sport 5 (2)
National team‡
2008–2009 France U16 17 (8)
2009–2010 France U17 13 (5)
2010–2011 France U18 7 (3)
2011–2012 France U19 7 (3)
2017– Burkina Faso 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2017

Club career

On 9 June 2011, after featuring with the Le Mans's reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur for two straight seasons, Koura signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[1][2] He was subsequently promoted to the senior team permanently for the 2011–12 season and was assigned the number 11 shirt. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 league defeat to Châteauroux.[3]

In early July 2016, Koura signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 club AS Nancy.[4]

In January 2019, he moved to FC Lausanne-Sport.[5]

International career

Koura is a French youth international at various levels.[6] With the under-17 team, Koura played at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]

Koura is of Burkinabé descent, and was called up several times to the Burkina Faso national football team.[8] He made his debut for Burkina Faso in a friendly 2-0 loss to Morocco on 24 March 2017.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 May 2018.[11]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Mans 2011–12 Ligue 2 7010—80
2012–13 2000—20
Total 901000100
Luzenac (loan) 2012–13 Championnat National 15600—156
Total 1560000156
Nîmes 2013–14 Ligue 2 24310—253
2014–15 33730—367
2015–16 27910—289
Total 841950008919
Nancy 2016–17 Ligue 1 15150—201
2017–18 Ligue 2 15220—172
Total 3037000373
Career total 138281300015128

Notes
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
  2. Includes UEFA Super Cup

References
  1. "Zito et Anthony Koura signent pro au MANS FC" (in French). Le Mans FC. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. "Le Mans: L'espoir Koura signe un contrat pro" (in French). Ouest-France. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. "Châteauroux v. Le Mans Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. "Christophe Mandanne et Anthony Koura signent à Nancy". L'Equipe (in French). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. "Anthony Koura quitte Nancy pour Lausanne". lequipe.fr. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. "Joueur - Anthony KOURA - FFF".
  7. "Koura ready for England rematch". Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  8. "Burkina Faso : B.Dabo et A.Koura espérés - Football 365". 19 September 2016.
  9. "Maroc 2-0 Burkina-Faso :: Matchs Amicaux Sélections 2017 :: Détails du jeu :: leballonrond.fr". www.leballonrond.fr.
  10. Ha., L. "Anthony Koura rejoint le Burkina Faso".
  11. "A. Koura". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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