Bassala Touré Explained

Bassala Touré
Birth Date:21 February 1976
Birth Place:Bamako, Mali
Height:1.71m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1992
Clubs1:Stade Malien
Years2:1993–1994
Clubs2:Kawkab Marrakech
Years3:1997–1998
Clubs3:Al-Arabi
Years4:1998–2002
Clubs4:Athinaikos
Caps4:86
Goals4:5
Years5:2002–2004
Clubs5:Kerkyra
Caps5:35
Goals5:2
Years6:2004–2009
Clubs6:Levadiakos
Caps6:93
Goals6:2
Years7:2009–2010
Clubs7:Ilioupoli
Caps7:8
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:222
Totalgoals:9
Nationalyears1:1994–2008
Nationalteam1:Mali
Nationalcaps1:69
Nationalgoals1:11

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 69 caps for Mali between 1994 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.