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.[citation needed]
On 10 August 2022, Tounkara joined English Women's Super League side Manchester United on a two-year contract.[2][3] 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.[4]
On 21 August 2023, Tounkara joined Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract.[5]
International career
Youth
She was part of several French youth teams. She debuted for the France U16 team against Norway on 4 July 2011.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] The French team finished third.
Senior
In 2017, she was part of the squad that represented France at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[9] She also featured for France at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro where France reached the semi-finals after being eliminated by Germany.[10]
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^"Four players to leave United Women". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Aïssatou Tounkara joins Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^"Amical Äanekski Äanenkosken Liikuntapuisto Lundi 4 Juillet 2011". Fédération Française de football. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^"FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^"La liste pour le mondial Canadien". Fédération Française de football. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^"Les Joueuses pour L'Euro 2017". Fédération Française de football. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^"Aissatou Tounkara: Manchester United Women sign France defender". Sky Sports. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"Amandine Henry forfait pour la Coupe du monde (officiel)" [Amandine Henry forfeits the World Cup (official)]. L'Equipe (in French). 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^"AÏSSATOU TOUNKARA : Surdouée du ballon rond". 2 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ a b c d e"Aïssatou Tounkara soccerway profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"Footofeminin.fr - Aïssatou Tounkara". www.statsfootofeminin.fr. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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^"LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
External links
Aïssatou Tounkara – UEFA competition record (archive)