Idrissa Touré

Idrissa Touré (born 29 April 1998) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventus U23.

Idrissa Touré
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Touré
Date of birth (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 15
Youth career
2014–2015 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2015 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 RB Leipzig 1 (0)
2015–2017 RB Leipzig II 1 (0)
2017 Schalke 04 II 10 (0)
2017–2019 Werder Bremen II 35 (2)
2018–2019 → Juventus U23 (loan) 34 (2)
2019– Juventus U23 25 (1)
National team
2015–2016 Germany U18 9 (0)
2016 Germany U19 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:24, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

At international level, he represented Germany's U18 and U19 youth teams.

Club career

Youth

Touré played for Tennis Borussia Berlin before moving to RB Leipzig in 2015.[2]

Early career

Touré extended his contract with RB Leipzig on 16 February 2016 until 2019.[2] He made his debut for RB Leipzig in a 2–1 win against TSV 1860 München on 13 March 2016.[3] In October 2016, he, together with teammate Vitaly Janelt, was ousted from the club's academy following an incident on a national team trip.[4][5]

In January 2017, he moved to FC Schalke 04 where he played for the reserve team.[6]

In summer 2017, Touré signed with Werder Bremen II.[7] In his first season with the team he made 35 appearances scoring two goals and making two assists.[8] In May 2018 his performances earned him his first professional contract.[8]

In August 2018, Touré joined Juventus U23 on loan for the 2018–19 season. Juventus secured an option to sign him permanently.[9][10] At the end of the season, Juventus decided to redeem the buying option and paid €1 million for the player.[11]

International career

Touré was the captain of Germany U18 national team, playing 9 times.[2][12] For the U19 team, he made 3 appearances scoring 1 goal.[12]

Personal life

Touré was born in Berlin to Guinean parents and has four siblings.[13]

Career statistics
As of 6 April 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RB Leipzig 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 10000010
RB Leipzig II 2015–16 Regionalliga 10000010
Schalke 04 II 2016–17 Regionalliga 1000000100
Werder Bremen II 2017–18 3. Liga 3520000352
Juventus U23 2018–19 Serie C 3422000362
2019–20 2516100312
Total 5938100674
Career total 106581001146

    Honours and achievements

    Club

    Juventus U23

    References
    1. Idrissa Touré at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
    2. "VERTRAG MIT NACHWUCHSTALENT IDRISSA TOURÉ VERLÄNGERT!" (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
    3. "EIN SIEG DER MORAL! BULLEN BÄNDIGEN LÖWEN MIT 2:1!" (in German). Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
    4. "Feuer im Hotelzimmer RBL schmeißt Janelt und Touré aus der Jugend-Akademie". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
    5. "Nach U-19-Skandal: Leipzig suspendiert Jungprofis". kicker Online (in German). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
    6. "Schalke holt Touré aus Leipzig". kicker Online (in German). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
    7. Cottäus, Daniel (21 June 2017). "Idrissa Toure verstärkt die U23". WerderStube (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
    8. "Idrissa Toure unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag". Deichstube (in German). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    9. "Ligaverband bestätigt: Juventus Turin leiht Idrissa Toure von Werder Bremen aus". Goal (in German). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
    10. "Werders Touré trainiert jetzt mit Ronaldo". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    11. Juventus schlägt doch zu: Touré kommt aus Bremen, 90min.de, 6 June 2019
    12. "Idrissa Touré Personenprofil". Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
    13. "Idrissa Touré bleibt bis 2019 RB Leipzig verlängert mit Toptalent" (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2016.


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