El Bilal Touré (born 3 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Parma, on loan from 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. 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.
Almería On 1 September 2022, Touré moved to La Liga side Almería on a six-year contract. 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.
Atalanta Touré signed for Serie A club Atalanta on 29 July 2023. His transfer fee of €30 million was the most expensive in the club's history.
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. 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. A month later, he sustained a metatarsal fracture during international duty which would keep him side-lined for several months.
Loan to Beşiktaş On 25 August 2025, El-Bilal joined Turkish giants Beşiktaş initially on a season-long loan.
Loan to Parma On 7 August 2026, Touré joined fellow Serie A side Parma on a season-long loan deal.
International career Touré won the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations with the Mali U20s. He debuted with the senior Mali national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Ghana on 9 October 2020, scoring on his debut.
On 11 December 2025, Touré was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReims II2019–20Championnat National 222——22Reims2019–20Ligue 17300—732020–21Ligue 133410203642021–22Ligue 121210—2222022–23Ligue 130——30Total6492020689Almería2022–23La Liga21710—227Atalanta2023–24Serie A1122041173VfB Stuttgart (loan)2024–25Bundesliga1221041173Beşiktaş (loan)2025–26Süper Lig22541—266Career total1322710110215230
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMali202032202160202263202484202550202620Total309
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal.
+ List of international goals scored by El Bilal TouréNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 9 October 2020 Emirhan Sport Center Stadium, Side, Turkey 2–0 3–0 Friendly2 13 November 2020 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification34 June 2022Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali2–04–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification43–05 23 September 2022 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali 1–0 1–0 Friendly6 22 March 2024 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco 2–0 2–0 Friendly7 26 March 2024 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco 1–0 2–0 Friendly8 11 October 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification9 19 November 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali 1–0 6–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Atalanta UEFA Europa League: 2023–24
VfB Stuttgart DFB-Pokal: 2024–25
Mali U20 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2019
References
External links Profile at the Atalanta BC website