Anthony Koura

Anthony Koura
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Le Mans, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lausanne-Sport
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2004 Cheminots du Mans
2004–2011 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Le Mans 9 (0)
2013 → Luzenac (loan) 15 (6)
2013–2016 Nîmes 84 (19)
2016–2018 Nancy 41 (3)
2019–2021 Lausanne-Sport 41 (11)
2021 → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2008–2009 France U16 17 (8)
2009–2010 France U17 13 (5)
2010–2011 France U18 7 (3)
2011–2012 France U19 7 (3)
2017 Burkina Faso 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017

Anthony Koura (born 6 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in France, he played for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

On 9 June 2011, after featuring with the Le Mans's reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur for two straight seasons, Koura signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[1][2] He was subsequently promoted to the senior team permanently for the 2011–12 season and was assigned the number 11 shirt. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 league defeat to Châteauroux.[3]

In early July 2016, Koura signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 club AS Nancy.[4]

In January 2019, he moved to FC Lausanne-Sport.[5]

International career

Koura is a French youth international at various levels.[6] With the under-17 team, Koura played at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]

Koura is of Burkinabé descent, and was called up several times to the Burkina Faso national team.[8] He made his debut for Burkina Faso in a 2–0 friendly loss to Morocco on 24 March 2017.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Mans 2011–12 Ligue 2 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
2012–13 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Luzenac (loan) 2012–13 Championnat National 15 6 0 0 — 15 6
Nîmes 2013–14 Ligue 2 24 3 1 0 — 25 3
2014–15 33 7 3 0 — 36 7
2015–16 27 9 1 0 — 28 9
Total 84 19 5 0 0 0 89 19
Nancy 2016–17 Ligue 1 15 1 5 0 — 20 1
2017–18 Ligue 2 15 2 2 0 — 17 2
Total 30 3 7 0 0 0 37 3
Career total 138 28 13 0 0 0 151 28
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Super Cup

References

  1. ^ "Zito et Anthony Koura signent pro au MANS FC" (in French). Le Mans FC. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Le Mans: L'espoir Koura signe un contrat pro" (in French). Ouest-France. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Châteauroux v. Le Mans Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Christophe Mandanne et Anthony Koura signent à Nancy". L'Equipe (in French). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Anthony Koura quitte Nancy pour Lausanne". lequipe.fr. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Joueur - Anthony KOURA - FFF".
  7. ^ "Koura ready for England rematch". Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Burkina Faso : B.Dabo et A.Koura espérés - Football 365". 19 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Maroc 2-0 Burkina-Faso :: Matchs Amicaux Sélections 2017 :: Détails du jeu :: leballonrond.fr". www.leballonrond.fr.
  10. ^ Ha., L. "Anthony Koura rejoint le Burkina Faso".
  11. ^ "A. Koura". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2016.