Anthony Koura


Anthony Koura is a footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Lausanne-Sport and the Burkina Faso national football team.

Club career

On 9 June 2011, after featuring with the Le Mans's reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur for two straight seasons, Koura signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team permanently for the 2011–12 season and was assigned the number 11 shirt. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 league defeat to Châteauroux.
In early July 2016, Koura signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 club AS Nancy.
In January 2019, he moved to FC Lausanne-Sport.

International career

Koura is a French youth international at various levels. With the under-17 team, Koura played at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Koura is of Burkinabé descent, and was called up several times to the Burkina Faso national football team. He made his debut for Burkina Faso in a friendly 2-0 loss to Morocco on 24 March 2017.

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