Larsen Touré (born 20 July 1984) is a French-born Guinean professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

SC Schiltigheim Sporting Club de Schiltigheim is a French association football club from Schiltigheim, Alsace. It plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of football in France. It plays at the Stade de l'Aar in Schiltigheim, which has a capacity of 2 ...

. He has represented the Guinea national team at international level.

Club career

Touré was born in

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, France. After playing several seasons with

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...

, he returned to his hometown club

Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 or simply Brest, is a French football club based in Brest. It was founded in 1950 following the merger of five local patronages, including Armoricaine de Brest, founded in 1903. In its early years, the club made a rapid rise ...

in summer 2010 where he gained a starting spot. In September 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian side

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

, and made 23 appearances for the club, scoring four times. He was released at the end of his contract. On 1 August 2015, Touré signed for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

after spending his pre-season on trial there and making appearances in a number of friendlies. Touré made his debut on 11 August 2015 against

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. He received a knock in the first half, requiring the physio to come on. He finished the first half, but was taken off at half time. Touré left Ipswich Town at the end of his one-year contract. In November 2017, Touré signed for French lower-league side US Choisy au Bac.

International career

Touré made his debut for

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

in a friendly against

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

on 20 August 2008. Between 2008 and 2013, he made seven appearances for the Guinea national team.

Career statistics

International

References

External links

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Profile at Levskisofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toure, Larsen 1984 births Living people Footballers from Brest, France Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Guinean descent Citizens of Guinea through descent Guinean men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Guinea men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Lille OSC players FC Gueugnon players Grenoble Foot 38 players Stade Brestois 29 players PFC Levski Sofia players AC Arlésien players Ipswich Town F.C. players UE Engordany players SC Schiltigheim players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in England Guinean expatriate sportspeople in England