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

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who plays as a defensive midfielder and

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side Auxerre. He also plays for the Mali national football team.

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

; 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 Standard Liège 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 Auxerre on loan.

International career

Touré has represented the Mali national team internationally.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Nantes II *

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: 2012–13 Group G

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toure, Birama 1992 births Living people Malian footballers Association football midfielders Mali international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Belgian First Division A players AS Beauvais Oise players FC Nantes players Stade Brestois 29 players Standard Liège players AJ Auxerre players Malian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Belgium Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium People from Kayes 21st-century Malian people