Zargo Touré

Zargo Touré
	Touré with Boulogne in September 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	11 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Pikine, Senegal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Çorum
Number	5
Youth career
	Sporting Dakar
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2013	Boulogne
2012–2013	→ Le Havre (loan)
2013–2015	Le Havre
2015–2018	Lorient
2018–2019	Trabzonspor
2019–2021	Gençlerbirliği
2021–2023	Dijon
2023–	Çorum
International career‡
2012	Senegal U23
2012–2017	Senegal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2017

Zargo Touré (born 11 November 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Çorum.^[1]

Career

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

Touré joined US Boulogne in 2008, after interest from Olympique Marseille and En Avant Guingamp. He was assigned the number 29 shirt. He plays alongside compatriots Ibrahima Sané – whom he lived with, and Mame N'Diaye, who is on loan from Marseille. He played for Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

On 31 August 2015, Touré joined the French Ligue 1 side Lorient from Le Havre. 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 Dijon.^[3]

Personal life

Touré holds Senegalese and French nationalities.^[4]

References

^ Zargo Touré at Soccerway
^ "Zargo Toure Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
^ "ZARGO TOURÉ POUR 2 ANS AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 28 July 2021.
^ "Zargo TOURE". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.