Birama Toure

Birama Toure (born 6 June 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains Ligue 2 side AJ Auxerre. He also plays for the Mali national football team.

Club Career

Toure's career started in 2010 with his youth club Beauvais, he participated in 18 matches during 2010–11 and 2011–12 in Championnat National. In 2012, Toure joined Ligue 2 side Nantes. He made his debut for Nantes on 4 August 2012 against Nimes, whilst scoring his first goal for them on 22 October versus Dijon. Toure played 58 times for Nantes in his first three seasons, including 26 apps in his debut season as the club won promotion to Ligue 1; he has also played 7 times for the club's reserve team. In November 2014, Toure signed for Ligue 2 team Brest on loan for the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season. He scored once in twenty-two league games before returning to Nantes.

On 1 July 2016, Toure completed a transfer to Belgian First Division A club Standard Liege and subsequently made his debut on 19 August in a league draw with Charleroi. In his second league appearance, versus Club Brugge, he scored his first Standard Liege goal. On 16 January 2017, Toure left to join Ligue 2 side Auxerre on loan.