Introduction
Anthony Koura (born 6 May 1993) is a French football player who currently plays as a striker for French club AS Nancy.
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.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 July 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Mans | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Luzenac (loan) | 2012–13 | Championnat National | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Nîmes | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| Total | 84 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 25 | ||