Jump to content

El Bilal Touré

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

El Bilal Touré
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Adjamé, Ivory Coast
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
(on loan from Atalanta)
Number 10
Youth career
Ivoire Académie
2016–2020 Afrique Football Élite
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Reims II 2 (2)
2020–2022 Reims 64 (9)
2022–2023 Almería 21 (7)
2023– Atalanta 11 (2)
2024– → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 8 (2)
International career‡
2019 Mali U20 15 (7)
2019 Mali U23 1 (0)
2020– Mali 21 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

El Bilal Touré (born 3 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, on loan from Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents the Mali national team.

Club career

[edit]

Reims

[edit]

On 3 January 2020, Touré signed his first professional contract with Reims.[1] He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Ligue 1 win over Angers on 1 February 2020, and scored Reims' first goal in the game.[2]

Almería

[edit]

On 1 September 2022, Touré moved to La Liga side Almería on a six-year contract.[3] On 26 February 2023, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Barcelona, to be his club's first ever win against the latter.[4]

Atalanta

[edit]

Touré signed for Serie A club Atalanta on 29 July 2023.[5] His reported transfer fee of €30 million was the most expensive in the club's history.[6]

Loan to VfB Stuttgart

[edit]

On 23 August 2024, Touré joined Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on loan for the 2024–25 season with a buy option included in the deal.[7][8] Later that year, on 22 October, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in the stoppage time, securing a 1–0 away victory over Juventus.[9]

International career

[edit]

Touré won the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations with the Mali U20s.[10] He debuted with the senior Mali national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Ghana on 9 October 2020, scoring on his debut.[11]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of match played 6 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reims II 2019–20 Championnat National 2 2 2 — — 2 2
Reims 2019–20 Ligue 1 7 3 0 0 — 7 3
2020–21 Ligue 1 33 4 1 0 2[b] 0 36 4
2021–22 Ligue 1 21 2 1 0 — 22 2
2022–23 Ligue 1 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 64 9 2 0 2 0 68 9
Almería 2022–23 La Liga 21 7 1 0 — 22 7
Atalanta 2023–24 Serie A 11 2 2 0 4[b] 1 17 3
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 8 2 0 0 4[c] 1 12 3
Career total 106 22 5 0 10 2 121 24
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

[edit]
As of match played 15 October 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2020 3 2
2021 6 0
2022 6 3
2024 6 3
Total 21 8
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by El Bilal Touré
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2020 Emirhan Sport Center Stadium, Side, Turkey  Ghana 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 13 November 2020 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Namibia 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 4 June 2022 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Congo 2–0 4–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 3–0
5 23 September 2022 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Zambia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6 22 March 2024 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Mauritania 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7 26 March 2024 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Nigeria 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8 11 October 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

[edit]

Atalanta

Mali U20

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Reims recrute El Bilal Touré, champion d'Afrique U20 avec le Mali" (in French). 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Angers SCO vs. Reims - 1 February 2020". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "UD Almería bring in promising striker El Bilal Touré". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Almeria 1-0 Barcelona". as.com. 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ "El Bilal Touré is an Atalanta player!". Atalanta BC. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. ^ Young, Peter (29 July 2023). "Official: Atalanta announce Toure signing from Almeria". Football Italia. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ "VfB verpflichtet El Bilal Touré" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. ^ "El Bilal Touré joins VfB Stuttgart". Atalanta BC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Touré delivers knockout blow as Stuttgart take out Juventus". OneFootball. 22 October 2024.
  10. ^ Lantheaume, Romain (2 February 2020). "Reims : des débuts records pour la recrue malienne El Bilal Touré !".
  11. ^ "Mali vs. Ghana - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
  12. ^ "E. Touré". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ^ a b El Bilal Touré at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Bilal_Touré&oldid=1255935643"