Mamadou Tounkara (footballer, born 2001)

Mamadou Tounkara

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Épinay-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Chaves
Number	83
Youth career
	Drancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Drancy	1	(0)
2020–2024	Vitória Guimarães B	50	(1)
2022–2024	Vitória Guimarães	14	(0)
2024–	Chaves	1	(0)
International career^‡
2024–	Mali U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 25 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Mamadou Tounkara (born 14 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves. Born in France, he is a youth international for Mali.

Club career

A youth product of Drancy, Tounkara began his senior career with them in 2019. On 16 June 2020, he transferred to Vitória SC where he signed a 3-year contract.[2] He spent his first 2 seasons with their reserves.[3] He made his professional debut with Vitória SC as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 Primeira Liga loss to Braga on 3 September 2022.[4] On 10 September 2022, he was promoted to their senior side and renewed his contract until 2025.[5]

On 20 August 2024, Tounkara signed for Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves.[6]

Personal life

Born in France, Tounkara is of Malian descent.[7]

References

1. "Gigante Tounkara entra na pré-época do V. Guimarães". www.ojogo.pt.
2. à 15h54, Par Laurent Pruneta Le 16 juillet 2020 (16 July 2020). "Football : des terrains de banlieue au Portugal". leparisien.fr.
3. "Tounkara: "Será um prazer trabalhar na equipa A"". www.record.pt.
4. "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
5. "Tounkara renova com o V. Guimarães até 2025". www.ojogo.pt.
6. @gdchaves1949 (21 August 2024). "L Tounkara, defesa-central de 22 anos, proveniente do Vitória SC, é jogador do GD Chaves em definitivo. O jogador franco-maliano esteve recentemente nos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris. Bem-vindo e boa sorte, Tounkara! #valentestransmontanos" [L Tounkara, a 22-year-old central defender from Vitória SC, is a permanent GD Chaves player. The Franco-Malian player was recently at the Paris Olympic Games. Welcome and good luck, Tounkara! #valentestransmontanos] (Tweet). Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Twitter.
7. "Mamadou Tounkara : " Ça sera une fierté pour moi, de porter les couleurs du Mali "".

External links

• Mamadou Tounkara at Soccerway