Sadio Tounkara

Sadio Tounkara (born 27 April 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Sadio Tounkara

Personal information
Full name	Sadio Tounkara
Date of birth	(1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Jeanne d'Arc
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Jeanne d'Arc
2012–2015	Khazar Lankaran	106	(15)
2016	Enosis Neon Paralimni	5	(0)
2016–2017	AZAL	13	(0)
2017–2019	Zira	38	(5)
2020	Narva Trans	21	(2)
2021–2022	Shamakhi	32	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:06, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Playing career

Club

Tounkara played for a Mali academy from the age of 12 to 15, before signing for then signed for Malian Second Division side Jeanne d'Arc, earning promotion to the Malian Première Division for the 2008/09 season. During the winter of the 2011–12 season, Tounkara signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Khazar Lankaran.^[1] After leaving Enosis Neon Paralimni, Tounkara spent six-months without a club before being linked with a return to the Azerbaijan Premier League with AZAL,^[2] signing a six-month contract, with an optional year, with AZAL on 1 December 2016.^[3]

On 4 September 2017, Zira FK announced the signing of Tounkara on a two-year contract.^[4]

On 27 February 2020, Tounkara signed a one-year contract with Estonian club Narva Trans.^[5]

On 13 January 2021, Tounkara signed for Keşla until the end of the 2020–21 season.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2021^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Khazar Lankaran	2011–12	Azerbaijan Premier League	11	1	1	0	-		-		12	1
	2012–13		28	5	4	0	4	0	-		36	5
	2013–14		35	5	5	2	3	0	1	0	44	7
	2014–15		23	3	2	0	-		-		25	3
	2015–16		9	1	0	0	-		-		9	1
	Total		106	15	12	2	7	0	1	0	126	17
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
AZAL	2016–17	Azerbaijan Premier League	13	0	1	0	–		–		14	0
Zira	2017–18	Azerbaijan Premier League	16	3	3	0	-		-		19	3
	2018–19		22	2	3	0	-		-		25	2
	Total		38	5	6	0	-	-	-	-	44	5
Narva Trans	2020	Meistriliiga	21	2	3	1	-		-		24	3
Keşla	2020–21	Azerbaijan Premier League	12	1	5	1	0	0	-		17	2
	2021–22		1	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	Total		13	1	5	1	-	-	-	-	18	2
Career total			196	23	26	4	7	0	1	0	231	27

Honours

Club

Khazar Lankaran

• Azerbaijan Supercup: 2013

References

1. "Info FM : star en Azerbaïdjan, Sadio Tounkara rêve de Ligue 1". footmercato.net. Foot Mercato. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
2. "Tоункара возвращается в Азербайджан". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azeri Football. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
3. "Tounkara müqaviləyə imza atdı". azalpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). AZAL PFK. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
4. "Zirə" Sadio Tounkara ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
5. "Малийский вингер Садио Тункара переходит в Нарва Транс". fctrans.ee/ (in Russian). JK Narva Trans. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
6. "Sadio Tounkara "Keşlə"də!". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
7. "S.Tounkara". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

External links

• Sadio Tounkara at Soccerway