Ousmane Touré (born 18 February 2005) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

Club career

academy graduate, Touré started playing football for ES Ennequin and Olympic Hallennois, both amateur clubs located in

area. On 26 July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Lille until 2025, and joined their reserve side. On 17 July 2024, he extended his contract with Lille until 2028. He made his senior and professional debut with Lille as a substitute in a 1–1

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tie with Fenerbahçe on 13 August 2024. On 6 January 2025, Touré joined

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

club

Valenciennes FC Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes, VA or VAFC) is a French professional football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1914 and currently play in Championnat National, the third tier of French footbal ...

on loan until 30 June 2025.

Personal life

Born in France, Touré is of Malian descent.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toure, Ousmane 2005 births Living people Footballers from Lille French men's footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Men's association football defenders Lille OSC players Valenciennes FC players Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players 21st-century French sportsmen