| Anthony Koura | |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Le Mans, France |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Lausanne-Sport |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cheminots du Mans |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Le Mans |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Le Mans |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Luzenac (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Nîmes |
| Caps3: | 84 |
| Goals3: | 19 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Nancy |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Lausanne-Sport |
| Caps5: | 41 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam5: | Burkina Faso |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12 March 2021 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | 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 | |||