Sadio Tounkara (born 27 April 1992) is a Malian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder.
Playing career
Club
Tounkara played for a Mali academy from the age of 12 to 15, before signing for then signed for Malian Second Division side
Jeanne d'Arc, earning promotion to the
Malian Première Division for the 2008/09 season. During the winter of the
2011–12 season, Tounkara signed for
Azerbaijan Premier League
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side
Khazar Lankaran.
After leaving
Enosis Neon Paralimni
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, Tounkara spent six-months without a club before being linked with a return to the Azerbaijan Premier League with
AZAL, signing a six-month contract, with an optional year, with AZAL on 1 December 2016.
On 4 September 2017,
Zira FK announced the signing of Tounkara on a two-year contract.
On 27 February 2020, Tounkara signed a one-year contract with Estonian club
Narva Trans
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.
On 13 January 2021, Tounkara signed for
Keşla until the end of the
2020–21 season.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
; Khazar Lankaran:
*
Azerbaijan Supercup:
2013
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References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Malian men's footballers
Malian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Khazar Lankaran FK players
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players
Shuvalan FK players
Zira FK players
JK Narva Trans players
Shamakhi FK players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Cypriot First Division players
Meistriliiga players
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
21st-century Malian people
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
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