Aïssatou Tounkara

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Aïssatou Tounkara
File:Aissa Tounkara.jpg
Tounkara with Atlético Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aïssatou Tounkara[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Paris, France
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 23
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)
2022–2023 Manchester United 1 (0)
2023– Paris Saint-Germain 3 (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 40 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2023

Aïssatou Tounkara (born 16 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.

Club career

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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 Women's Super League side Manchester United on a two-year contract.[2][3] On 30 June 2023, it was announced that Tounkara would leave the club after just one season. She made five appearances in all competitions including one in the league.[4]

On 21 August 2023, Tounkara joined Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract.[5]

International career

Youth

She was part of several French youth teams. She debuted for the France U16 team against Norway on 4 July 2011.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] The French team finished third.

Senior

In 2017, she was part of the squad that represented France at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[9] She also featured for France at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro where France reached the semi-finals after being eliminated by Germany.[10]

On 7 July 2023, Tounkara replaced the injured Amandine Henry in France's squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11]

Personal life

Born in France, Tounkara is of Gambian descent.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 December 2022.[13][14]
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 4 0 — — 5 0
Career total 171 9 18 1 4 0 13 1 3 0 209 11

International

As of 8 August 2023[15]
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
2023 1 0
Total 40 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[13]

France U17[13]

France U19[13]

France[13]

Notes

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References

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External links

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