Pape Demba Armand Tourézé (born 31 December 1984) is a Senegalese former professional

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who played as a striker. He dropped the 'zé' part of his surname when he was 20, re-registering his name with

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as Demba Armand Touré.

Club career

Touré was born in

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, Senegal. He played at

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for the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, and was then loaned to

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for 2004–05 and 2005–ß6. Touré signed a -year contract with Astra Ploiești in November 2011. He left Astra Ploiești in December 2011 due to financial dispute with the club. Touré signed with Al-Oruba Dubai in January 2012 for only six months. On 27 December 2012, Toure signed with

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club Valletta F.C. On 4 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with league rivals Birkirkara F.C.

International career

Touré was called up to the Senegal national team for the

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qualifying game against

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in October 2006 to replace the injured Marseille striker Mamadou Niang. In 2007 he earned five caps scoring three goals.

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