Oumare Tounkara
Oumare Tounkara (born 25 May 1990) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger and centre forward . Tounkara began his career at French club Sedan before signing for Sunderland in the summer of 2009. He spent time on loan at League One club Oldham Athletic , playing regularly during the 2010–11 season and making eight appearances during a brief second loan in the latter stages of the 2011–12 season . He was released by Sunderland in May 2012 without making a senior appearance and briefly returned to France with Red Star of the Championnat National , where he did not feature competitively. In March 2013, Tounkara joined League Two club Bristol Rovers on a short-term deal, leaving at the end of the season. He subsequently signed for League One club Stevenage , with a loan spell at Grimsby Town . Returning to France in 2014, he joined JA Drancy and scored 11 goals in 19 appearances, earning a move to Châteauroux , where he helped the club gain promotion to Ligue 2 in the 2016–17 season . After 31 goals in 136 appearances across four years at Châteauroux, Tounkara played for Astra Giurgiu in Romania in 2019–20 , before returning to France with Lyon La Duchère and Fleury , the latter marking the final role of his playing career before retiring in 2021. — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Born
- 25 May 1990
- Height
- 189 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
Tounkara signed a professional contract with French Ligue 2 club Sedan ahead of the 2008–09 season , although he did not make a senior appearance during his 12 months at the club. [ 5 ] He was subsequently invited for a trial at Premier League club Sunderland and joined permanently in July 2009, having featured in several of the reserve team's pre-season fixtures. [ 5 ] He struggled with persistent injuries during his first season, making 13 appearances for the reserves. [ 5 ] Ahead of the 2010–11 season , Tounkara joined League One club Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan deal, along with team-mate Jean-Yves Mvoto , to gain senior experience. [ 6 ] He made his debut for Oldham on 7 August 2010, playing 84 minutes in a 2–1 victory over Tranmere Rovers . [ 7 ] A week later, he scored his first goal for the club, doubling Oldham's lead in a 3–0 home win against Notts County . [ 8 ] Tounkara scored three goals in five matches during late October and November 2010, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] all at Boundary Park . [ 12 ] He was a regular throughout his year at Oldham, making 46 appearances and scoring seven goals. [ 12 ] Tounkara returned to Sunderland at the end of the season and trained with the first team during pre-season ahead of the 2011–12 season , scoring in a 2–1 friendly victory over York City on 13 July 2011. [ 13 ] He was assigned a squad number for the season after impressing manager Steve Bruce in pre-season. [ 5 ] Although early indications suggested he might feature for the senior team, he resumed playing for Sunderland's reserve team during the first half of the season. [ 14 ] He later described the experience as valuable but expressed disappointment at not being given a first-team opportunity. [ 14 ] In March 2012, Tounkara rejoined Oldham on loan for the remainder of the 2011–12 season. [ 15 ] He made eight appearances, of which three were starts, and scored once, on the last day of the season in a 2–1 victory over Carlisle United . [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Tounkara — Wikipedia
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