Oumare Tounkara

Who is Oumare Tounkara?

Oumare Tounkara is a French footballer player who plays for League One club Stevenage as a striker.

Tounkara began his career at French side Sedan, before attracting the interest of Premier League club Sunderland. He signed for Sunderland in the summer of 2009. Tounkara had two loan spells at League One side Oldham Athletic, playing regularly during the 2010–11 season and also making a handful of appearances during a much shorter stay towards the latter stages of the 2011–12 campaign. He was released by Sunderland in May 2012, without making any first-team appearances. He briefly returned to France to join Red Star of the Championnat National, but again did not make any appearances. In March 2013, Tounkara joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on a short-term deal, and was released upon the expiry of his contract in May that year. Shortly after, he signed for League One side Stevenage.