Bassala Touré

Bassala Touré

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-02-21) 21 February 1976
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Stade Malien	?	(?)
1993–1994	Kawkab Marrakech	?	(?)
1997–1998	Al-Arabi	?	(?)
1998–2002	Athinaikos	86	(5)
2002–2004	Kerkyra	35	(2)
2004–2009	Levadiakos	93	(2)
2009–2010	Ilioupoli	8	(0)
Total		222	(9)
International career
2001–2008	Mali	43	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bassala Touré (born 21 February 1976) is a Malian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Bamako, Touré began his career with hometown club Stade Malien, before moving to Morocco to play with Kawkab Marrakech. After a spell in Kuwait with Al-Arabi, Touré spent twelve seasons in Greece, playing for Athinaikos, Kerkyra, Levadiakos and Ilioupoli.

Touré earned 43 caps for Mali between 2001 and 2008, including in seven FIFA World Cup qualifying games. He was also a squad member for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994, 2002, 2004 and 2008.