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Aïssatou Tounkara
Tounkara with Atlético Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Youth career
2006–2008 Buttes Chaumont SC
2008–2010 Issy
2010–2014 Juvisy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Juvisy[a] 87 (3)
2018–2022 Atlético Madrid 83 (6)
2022- Manchester United 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 France U16 3 (0)
2012 France U17 14 (0)
2013–2014 France U19 17 (0)
2014 France U20 7 (1)
2015–2016 France U23 4 (0)
2016– France 35 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2022

Aïssatou Tounkara (born 16 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for English club Manchester United and the France national team.

Club career

Tounkara receiving a yellow card while playing for Juvisy on 9 December 2012.

Tounkara started her career at the Buttes Chaumont FC club, where she stayed until the fall of 2008 when she joined the Football Féminin Issy-les-Moulineaux, whose team was then in Division 2 Féminine. In the offseason of 2010, Tounkara joined FCF Juvisy in the Division 1 Féminine.[citation needed]


On 10 August 2022, Tounkara joined English side Manchester United on a two year deal. [1]

International career

Born in France, Tounkara is of Gambian descent.[2] She was part of several French youth teams. She debuted for the France U16 team against Norway on 4 July 2011.[3] Tounkara also represented France in many international competitions. In 2012, she was part of the squad that played at the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, in which France finished second. In September of the same year, she was called to represent France at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan. Tounkara was a titular along the whole tournament and played the final match in which France defeated North Korea on penalties and became champions.[4] In August 2013, Tounkara traveled to Wales to represent France U19 at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. The team did very well, defeating England in the great final and taking the title. In August 2014, Tounkara was called to represent France U20 at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.[5] The French team finished third. In 2017, she was part of the squad that represented France at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[6]

Career statistics

As of 18 July 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2016 1 0
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 7 0
2020 4 0
2021 11 2
2022 6 1
Total 35 3
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tounkara goal.
List of international goals scored by Aïssatou Tounkara
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 October 2021 Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France  Estonia 8–0 11–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2 9–0
3 1 July 2022 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France  Vietnam 7–0 7–0 Friendly

Notes

  1. ^ Renamed as Paris FC prior to 2017–18 season.

References

  1. ^ https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-sign-aissatou-tounkara-10-august-2022
  2. ^ "AÏSSATOU TOUNKARA : Surdouée du ballon rond". 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "AMICAL ÄÄNEKOSKI – ÄANENKOSKEN LIIKUNTAPUISTO LUNDI 4 JUILLET 2011". FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ^ "LA LISTE POUR LE MONDIAL CANADIEN". FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ^ "LES JOUEUSES POUR L'EURO 2017". FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Equipe de France A - Aïssatou Tounkara" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 22 September 2021.


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