# Aïssatou Tounkara

Aïssatou Tounkara (born 16 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Fleury, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, and the France national team.

## Club career

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.
On 10 August 2022, Tounkara joined English Women's Super League side Manchester United on a two-year contract. 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.
On 21 August 2023, Tounkara joined Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract.

## International career
### Youth

She was part of several French youth teams. She debuted for the France U16 team against Norway on 4 July 2011. 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. 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. The French team finished third.

### Senior

In 2017, she was part of the squad that represented France at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She also featured for France at the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro where France reached the semi-finals after being eliminated by Germany.
On 7 July 2023, Tounkara replaced the injured Amandine Henry in France's squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

## Personal life

Born in France, Tounkara is of Gambian descent.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 18 December 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Juvisy | 2011–12 | D1F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Juvisy | 2012–13 | D1F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Juvisy | 2013–14 | D1F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 |
| Juvisy | 2014–15 | D1F | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Juvisy | 2015–16 | D1F | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Juvisy | 2016–17 | D1F | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Juvisy | 2017–18 | D1F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Juvisy | Total | Total | 87 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2018–19 | Primera División | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2020–21 | Primera División | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2021–22 | Primera División | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Atlético Madrid | Total | Total | 83 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 7 |
| Manchester United | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 171 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 11 |

### International

    As of 8 August 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| France | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| France | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| France | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| France | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| France | 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| France | 2022 | 10 | 1 |
| France | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40 | 3 |
    Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tounkara goal.
List of international goals scored by Aïssatou Tounkara :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | Estonia | 8–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 October 2021 | Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France | Estonia | 9–0 | 11–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 1 July 2022 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France | Vietnam | 7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Atlético Madrid
* Primera División Femenina: 2018–19
* Supercopa de Espana: 2020–21
Paris Saint-Germain
* Coupe de France: 2023–24
France U17
* UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2012
* FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2012
France U19
* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2013
France
* SheBelieves Cup: 2017
* Tournoi de France: 2020