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

Aïssatou Tounkara

Tounkara with Atlético Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	20
Youth career
2006–2008	Buttes Chaumont SC
2008–2010	Issy
2010–2014	Juvisy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2018	Juvisy[lower-alpha 1]	87	(3)
2018–2022	Atlético Madrid	83	(6)
2022–	Manchester United	1	(0)
National team‡
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	39	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022

Club career

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 Women's Super League side Manchester United on a two-year contract.[1][2]

International career

Youth

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.

Senior

In 2017, she was part of the squad that represented France at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[6] She also featured for France at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro where France reached the semi-finals after being eliminated by Germany.[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Tounkara is of Gambian descent.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 October 2022.[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 2]		League Cup[lower-alpha 3]		Continental[lower-alpha 4]		Other[lower-alpha 5]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juvisy	2011–12	D1F	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2012–13	D1F	10	0	0	0	—		2	0	—		12	0
	2013–14	D1F	10	3	1	0	—		—		—		11	3
	2014–15	D1F	19	0	3	1	—		—		—		22	1
	2015–16	D1F	19	0	2	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2016–17	D1F	20	0	3	0	—		—		—		23	0
	2017–18	D1F	6	0	1	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		87	3	10	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	99	4
Atlético Madrid	2018–19	Primera División	22	2	4	0	—		3	0	—		29	2
	2019–20	Primera División	20	1	1	0	—		5	0	1	0	27	1
	2020–21	Primera División	26	1	2	0	—		3	1	1	0	32	2
	2021–22	Primera División	15	2	1	0	—		—		1	0	17	2
	Total		83	6	8	0	0	0	11	1	3	0	105	7
Manchester United	2022–23	Women's Super League	1	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			171	9	18	1	2	0	13	1	3	0	207	11

International

As of 11 October 2022[11]

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	10	1
Total		39	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

Honours

Atlético Madrid[9]

• Primera División Femenina: 2018–19
• Supercopa de Espana: 2020–21

France U17[9]

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2012
• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2012

France U19[9]

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2013

France[9]

• SheBelieves Cup: 2017
• Tournoi de France: 2020

Notes

References

External links

• Aïssatou Tounkara – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Aïssatou Tounkara at Soccerway
• Aïssatou Tounkara at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Aïssatou Tounkara at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-10-01) (in French)
• Aïssatou Tounkara at WorldFootball.net
• Player's Profile at Foot o Feminin
• Player's Profile at Paris FC

На других языках

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[de] Aïssatou Tounkara

Aïssatou Tounkara (* 16. März 1995 in Paris) ist eine französische Fußballspielerin. Die A-Nationalspielerin steht aktuell bei Atlético Madrid unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Aïssatou Tounkara

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[es] Aïssatou Tounkara

Aïssatou Tounkara (París, 16 de marzo de 1995), es una futbolista francesa que juega en la FA Women's Super League en el Manchester United. También es internacional con la selección absoluta de Francia.

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[fr] Aïssatou Tounkara

Aïssatou Tounkara, née le 16 mars 1995 à Paris[2], est une footballeuse internationale française évoluant au poste de défenseur central à Manchester United.

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[it] Aïssatou Tounkara

Aïssatou Tounkara (Parigi, 16 marzo 1995) è una calciatrice francese, difensore del Manchester Utd e della nazionale francese.

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