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Anthony Koura (born 6 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in France, he represented the country internationally on junior levels, and chose to represent Burkina Faso on senior level.

Anthony Koura

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Le Mans, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Lausanne-Sport
Number	11
Youth career
2000–2004	Cheminots du Mans
2004–2011	Le Mans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Le Mans	9	(0)
2013	→ Luzenac (loan)	15	(6)
2013–2016	Nîmes	84	(19)
2016–2018	Nancy	41	(3)
2019–2021	Lausanne-Sport	41	(11)
2021	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	8	(0)
National team‡
2008–2009	France U16	17	(8)
2009–2010	France U17	13	(5)
2010–2011	France U18	7	(3)
2011–2012	France U19	7	(3)
2017	Burkina Faso	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017

Club career

On 9 June 2011, after featuring with the Le Mans's reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur for two straight seasons, Koura signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[1][2] He was subsequently promoted to the senior team permanently for the 2011–12 season and was assigned the number 11 shirt. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 league defeat to Châteauroux.[3]

In early July 2016, Koura signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 club AS Nancy.[4]

In January 2019, he moved to FC Lausanne-Sport.[5]

International career

Koura is a French youth international at various levels.[6] With the under-17 team, Koura played at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]

Koura is of Burkinabé descent, and was called up several times to the Burkina Faso national football team.[8] He made his debut for Burkina Faso in a friendly 2-0 loss to Morocco on 24 March 2017.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2018.[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup[nb 1]		Europe[nb 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Mans	2011–12	Ligue 2	7	0	1	0	—		8	0
	2012–13		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Luzenac (loan)	2012–13	Championnat National	15	6	0	0	—		15	6
	Total		15	6	0	0	0	0	15	6
Nîmes	2013–14	Ligue 2	24	3	1	0	—		25	3
	2014–15		33	7	3	0	—		36	7
	2015–16		27	9	1	0	—		28	9
	Total		84	19	5	0	0	0	89	19
Nancy	2016–17	Ligue 1	15	1	5	0	—		20	1
	2017–18	Ligue 2	15	2	2	0	—		17	2
	Total		30	3	7	0	0	0	37	3
Career total			138	28	13	0	0	0	151	28

Notes

References

External links

• Anthony Koura at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Anthony Koura at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Anthony Koura – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Anthony Koura at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Anthony Koura at ESPN FC

На других языках

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- [en] Anthony Koura

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[fr] Anthony Koura

Anthony Koura, né le 6 mai 1993 au Mans, est un footballeur international burkinabé. Il joue au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Anthony Koura

Anthony Koura (Le Mans, 6 maggio 1993) è un calciatore francese naturalizzato burkinabé, attaccante svincolato.

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