Ibrahim Touré

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Personal information
Ibrahim Touré
Full name	Ibrahim Touré
Date of birth	September 27, 1985 (1985-09-27) (age 22)
Place of birth	Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Metalurh Donetsk
Youth clubs
	ASEC Abidjan
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 2007 -	Toumodi F.C. Metalurg Donetsk OGC Nice Metalurg Donetsk
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ibrahim Touré (born September 27, 1985 in Bouaké) is an Ivorian football striker. He currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League outfit Metalurg Donetsk.

[edit] Playing career

Like so many Ivorians in Europe, Touré began his career in the youth setup of ASEC Abidjan, before moving to another Cote d'Ivoire based club, Toumodi FC. In 2005 he left Toumodi to join Metalurg Donetsk of the Ukraine, staying there for a year before joining French Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice in June 2006 following a successful trial period. He was awarded with the number 15 shirt, and playing alongside Ivorian international striker, and World Cup 2006 player Bakari Koné. In the summer of 2007 he returned to his former club Metalurh Donetsk.

[edit] Family

Touré is one third of a successful Ivorian footballing family. He is the younger brother of Côte d'Ivoire Internationals Kolo Touré who plays for English Premier League giants Arsenal and Yaya Touré, who plays for Spanish La Liga giants FC Barcelona.