Ibou Touray
Ibou Omar Touray (born 24 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for League Two club Salford City.
![]() Touray playing for Salford City in July 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibou Omar Touray[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Toxteth, England | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Chester | 19 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Rhyl | 29 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Nantwich Town | ||
2017– | Salford City | 111[2] | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Gambia | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:17, 8 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:03, 6 November 2016 (UTC) |
Born in England, he represents Gambia at international level through his father.[3]
Club career
Everton
Born in Toxteth, England, Touray started his career at Everton, having joined the club in 2011.[4] He was close of joining Liverpool before joining Everton instead.[5] After progressing through the Everton's youth system, he signed his first professional contract at the club in July 2013.[4][3] Although he was given a number 40 shirt in the 2013–14 season, he was released by the club in May 2014.[6]
Chester
After leaving Everton in the summer, Touray went on a trial at Tranmere Rovers.[7] After the trial was unsuccessful, he joined Chester on 13 September 2014.[8]
After appearing as an unused substitute against Woking, Touray made his Chester debut three days later joining the club, coming on as a first half substitute, in a 2–0 win over Southport.[9] Since making his Chester debut, Touray quickly established himself in the starting eleven at the club, playing in the left-midfield position.[5] His performance attracted attention from League One side Oldham Athletic, which he appeared on the substitute bench on two occasions.[10] After returning, he appeared in every matches until he was sent-off for a "wild challenge" on Nicky Clee, in a 4–1 loss to Altrincham on 31 December 2014.[11] Although he served a three match suspension,[12] Touray, however, lost his first team place for the rest of the season and was released by the club.[13]
Rhyl
After leaving Chester, Touray moved to Wales when he joined Rhyl.[14][15][16]
Touray made his Rhyl debut in the opening game of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Bangor City on 21 August 2015, starting the whole game.[17] Since making his Rhyl debut, he established himself in the starting eleven for the side despite missing out one game through suspension.[18] It wasn't until on 9 April 2016 when Touray scored his first goals, in a 5–0 win over Port Talbot Town.[19] At the end of the season, Touray went on to make a total of 29 appearances and scoring two times in total.
After one season at Rhyl, Touray was released by Rhyl in May 2016.[20][21]
Nantwich Town
After being released by Rhyl,[20] he signed for Nantwich Town.[22] His move came after at a recommendation from the club's manager Dave Cooke.[23]
Touray made his Nantwich Town debut in the opening game of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Ashton United[24] Throughout the season, Touray established himself in the starting eleven at Nantwich Town as a left-back.[25] He'a also played a role when the club won 5–3 in the penalty shootout to the final of Cheshire Senior Cup against Warrington Town.[26] However, the club went on to lose the final after losing to Crewe Alexandra 3–2.[27]
After making 41 appearances in all competitions, Touray was awarded the club's Young Player of the Year.[28]
Salford City
In May 2017, he signed for Salford City.[29]
Touray made his Salford City debut in the opening game of the season, in a 2–0 loss against Darlington.[30]
Honours
Salford City
- National League play-offs: 2019[31]
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/players/ibou-touray/
- "Gambia: Citizen Spotted At EPL Side Everton FC". All Africa. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Touray Signs Pro Deal". Everton F.C. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Jim Green (1 October 2014). "Ibou Touray loving life with the Blues". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Squad Numbers Announced". Everton F.C. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. - "Rowe stars for Rovers as they hold championship side Bolton at Prenton Park". Liverpool Echo. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Ibou Touray: Ex-Everton defender signs Chester contract". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Match report: Woking 1 Chester FC 0". Chester Chronicle. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"Chester FC 2–0 Southport FC match report". Liverpool Echo. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017. - "Blues unlucky not to share spoils, says Burr". Chester Chronicle. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Altrincham 4 Chester FC 1: Match report". Chester Chronicle. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Chester FC v Kidderminster Harriers: Match preview". Chester Chroncile. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Chester FC end-of-term survey 2014–15: Results". Chester Chronicle. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Ibou Touray". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- Ibou Touray at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Gambia's Ibou Touray signs for Welsh side Rhyl FC". Nagambia News. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Rhyl FC 1 Bangor City 1: Rival bosses both take positives from stalemate". Daily Post. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Rhyl manager Gareth Owen expects a determined Aberystwyth at Belle Vue". Daily Post. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Welsh Premier League round-up". Daily Post. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- @rhylfc (15 May 2016). "IBOU TOURAY has been released #thankyou&goodluck" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "New Welsh Premier League season: Dave Jones' team by team guide". Daily Post. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Nantwich Town sign Ibou Touray". Nantwich Town F.C. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "ANNOUNCEMENT: New Management Team unveiled". Nantwich Town F.C. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Match Report: Ashton United 1–1 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Match Report: Kidsgrove Athletic 0–4 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Match Report: Nantwich Town 0–0 Warrington Town(5–3 on Pens)". Nantwich Town F.C. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Match Report: Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Nantwich Town". Nantwich Town F.C. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Gambia: Ibou Touray Awarded By Nantwich". All Africa. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Touray Agrees Salford City Deal". Salford City F.C. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Opening day defeat for Salford City". Salford City F.C. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Rindl, Josef (11 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 0–3 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2019.