Saikou Touray

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Saikou Touray
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Tujereng, Gambia [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grenobole
Number 70
Youth career
2016–2019 Superstars Academy FC
2018–2019Beitar Netanya (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Maccabi Haifa 2 (0)
2019–2020Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan) 23 (2)
2020–2021Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) 28 (0)
2021–2022Hapoel Haifa (loan) 24 (0)
2022– Grenoble 61 (2)
International career
2025– Gambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:47, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Saikou Touray (born 6 June 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grenobole in the French Ligue 2, and the Gambia national team.

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Career

Touray is a youth product of the Gambian club Superstars Academy FC, and first moved to Israel on loan with Beitar Netanya in 2018. On 12 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Haifa for five seasons. [2] He had successive loans with Sektzia Ness Ziona, Ironi Kiryat Shmona, and Hapoel Haifa. [3] On 19 July 2022, he transferred to the French Ligue 2 club Grenobole. [4]

International career

Jatta was called up to the Gambia national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June 2025. [5]

References

  1. "Joueur". Ligue2.
  2. "יעשה לעצמו שם? הסיפור המוזר של סקו טורה - ספורט 5". Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט.
  3. "סאקו טורה יחתום בגרנובל ל-3 שנים - ספורט 5". Sport5.co.il - אתר ערוץ הספורט.
  4. "Saikou Touray signe au GF38 | FOOTISERE.COM".
  5. Muftawu, Adamu (29 May 2025). "Gambia coach McKinstry brings in twelve newcomers for Equatorial Guinea and Uganda friendlies". Pan-Africa Football.