El Bilal Touré
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Adjamé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ivoire Académie | |||
| 2016–2020 | Afrique Football Élite | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Reims II | 2 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Reims | 64 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Almería | 21 | (7) |
| 2023– | Atalanta | 11 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Mali U20 | 15 | (7) |
| 2019 | Mali U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Mali | 26 | (9) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:48, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
El Bilal Touré (born 3 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş on loan from Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents the Mali national team.
Club career
Reims
On 3 January 2020, Touré signed his first professional contract with Reims.[1] He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Ligue 1 win over Angers on 1 February 2020, and scored Reims' first goal in the game.[2]
Almería
On 1 September 2022, Touré moved to La Liga side Almería on a six-year contract.[3] On 26 February 2023, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Barcelona, to be his club's first ever win against the latter.[4]
Atalanta
Touré signed for Serie A club Atalanta on 29 July 2023.[5] His transfer fee of €30 million was the most expensive in the club's history.[6]
Loan to VfB Stuttgart
On 23 August 2024, Touré joined Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on loan for the 2024–25 season with a buy option included in the deal.[7][8] Later that year, on 22 October, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in the stoppage time, securing a 1–0 away victory over Juventus.[9] A month later, he sustained a metatarsal fracture during international duty which would keep him side-lined for several months.[10]
Beşiktaş
On 25 August 2025, El-Bilal joined Turkish giants Beşiktaş initially on a season-long loan, with the move set to become permanent next season due to an obligation to buy.[11]
International career
Touré won the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations with the Mali U20s.[12] He debuted with the senior Mali national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Ghana on 9 October 2020, scoring on his debut.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
| Almería | 2022–23 | La Liga | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 7 | |
| Atalanta | 2023–24 | Serie A | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Career total | 118 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 134 | 26 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2020 | Emirhan Sport Center Stadium, Side, Turkey | Ghana | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 13 November 2020 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Namibia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 4 June 2022 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Congo | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 23 September 2022 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Zambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 22 March 2024 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | Mauritania | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 26 March 2024 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | Nigeria | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 11 October 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9 | 19 November 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Eswatini | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Atalanta
VfB Stuttgart
Mali U20
References
- ^ "Reims recrute El Bilal Touré, champion d'Afrique U20 avec le Mali" (in French). 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Angers SCO vs. Reims - 1 February 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "UD Almería bring in promising striker El Bilal Touré". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Almeria 1-0 Barcelona". as.com. 26 February 2023.
- ^ "El Bilal Touré is an Atalanta player!". Atalanta BC. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Young, Peter (29 July 2023). "Official: Atalanta announce Toure signing from Almeria". Football Italia. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "VfB verpflichtet El Bilal Touré" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "El Bilal Touré joins VfB Stuttgart". Atalanta BC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Touré delivers knockout blow as Stuttgart take out Juventus". OneFootball. 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Mittelfußbruch bei El Bilal" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 23 November 2024.
- ^ read, Foot Africa·1 min (25 August 2025). "Atalanta: Besiktas officially confirms negotiations with El-Bilal Touré". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lantheaume, Romain (2 February 2020). "Reims : des débuts records pour la recrue malienne El Bilal Touré !".
- ^ "Mali vs. Ghana - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "E. Touré". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b El Bilal Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Profile at the Atalanta BC website
- El Bilal Touré at Soccerway
- El Bilal Touré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- El Bilal Touré – UEFA competition record (archive) }