Zargo Touré (born 11 November 1989) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for French club

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

Career

Touré was born in Pikine, Senegal. He began his career at homeland club Sporting Dakar in the Senegalese capital. Touré joined

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently pl ...

in 2008, after interest from

Olympique Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

and

En Avant Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, en, Forward Guingamp), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play i ...

. He was assigned the number 29 shirt. He plays alongside compatriots

Ibrahima Sané Ibrahima Simang Sané (born 11 November 1989) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in the Senegalese capital Dakar, Sané began to play in with Sporting Club de Dakar and moved in summer 2008 to F ...

– whom he lived with, and Mame N'Diaye, who is on loan from

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

. He played for Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On 31 August 2015, Touré joined the French Ligue 1 side

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from

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. On 30 January 2016, he scored two goals against Reims in Lorient's 2–0 win . He was also the man of the match. On 28 July 2021, he returned to France and signed a two-year contract with

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(French) * Living people 1989 births Association football midfielders Senegalese footballers Senegal international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Süper Lig players US Boulogne players Le Havre AC players Trabzonspor footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Dijon FCO players Senegalese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Turkey Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 2011 CAF U-23 Championship players Olympic footballers of Senegal Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Senegal-footy-midfielder-stub