Abdoulaye Touré (born 3 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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club Le Havre. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Early life

Touré was born in

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, France, to Guinean parents.

Club career

Born

, France, Touré made his

debut with hometown club

on the opening game of the 2013–14 season on 11 August 2013 against Bastia. He replaced

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after 62 minutes. On 30 August 2021 Touré signed a four-year contract with Genoa in Italy. He made his debut with "red & blue Grifoni" on 12 September 2021 in a victorious 3–2 match against

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. On 21 January 2022, Touré joined

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in Turkey on loan. He made his Süper Lig debut on the next day as a substitute in a 5–0 loss to Adana Demirspor. On 26 July 2023, recently-promoted to Ligue 1 side Le Havre announced the signing of Touré on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Touré is born in France and is of Guinean descent. He was a youth international for France. However, he pledged his international allegiance to Guinea in March 2018.

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* * * * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Nantes Men's association football forwards Guinean men's footballers Guinea men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Guinean descent Black French sportspeople Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Serie A players Serie B players Süper Lig players FC Nantes players Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players Genoa CFC players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Le Havre AC players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Guinea {{France-footy-forward-1990s-stub