Aïssatou Tounkara (born 16 March 1995) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
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.
On 10 August 2022, Tounkara joined English Women's Super League side Manchester United on a two-year contract. 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.
On 21 August 2023, Tounkara joined Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract.
International career Youth She was part of several French youth teams. She debuted for the France U16 team against Norway on 4 July 2011. 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. 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. The French team finished third.
Senior In 2017, she was part of the squad that represented France at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She also featured for France at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro where France reached the semi-finals after being eliminated by Germany.
On 7 July 2023, Tounkara replaced the injured Amandine Henry in France's squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Personal life Born in France, Tounkara is of Gambian descent.
Career statistics Club .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupIncludes the Coupe de France, Copa de la Reina and FA CupLeague CupIncludes the FA Women's League CupContinentalIncludes the UEFA Champions LeagueOtherIncludes the Supercopa de EspañaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJuvisy2011–12D1F3000———302012–13D1F10000—20—1202013–14D1F10310———1132014–15D1F19031———2212015–16D1F19020———2102016–17D1F20030———2302017–18D1F6010———70 Total873101002000994Atlético Madrid2018–19Primera División22240—30—2922019–20Primera División20110—50102712020–21Primera División26120—31103222021–22Primera División15210——10172 Total8368000111301057Manchester United2022–23Women's Super League100040——50Career total1719181401313020911
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFrance20161020173020183020197020204020211122022101202310Total403
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tounkara goal. + List of international goals scored by Aïssatou TounkaraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 22 October 2021 Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France 8–0 11–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification2 9–03 1 July 2022 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France 7–0 7–0 Friendly
Honours Atlético Madrid Primera División Femenina: 2018–19 Supercopa de Espana: 2020–21
Paris Saint-Germain Coupe de France: 2023–24
France U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2012
France U19 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2013
France SheBelieves Cup: 2017 Tournoi de France: 2020
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References
External links
Player's Profile at Foot o Feminin Player's Profile at Paris FC