Abdoulaye Traoré (born 17 January 1988) is a Malian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Al-Nahda in 2018 and for the Mali national team.
 Traoré training with Bordeaux in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | CO Bamako | ||
| 2006–2008 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | CO Bamako | 47 | (14) |
| 2008–2017 | Bordeaux | 91 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Nice (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2017 | Bordeaux B | 26 | (1) |
| 2018 | Al-Nahda | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009– | Mali | 38 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 20 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 20 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bamako, Traoré began his career with Cercle Olympique de Bamako, where he played his first professional season in the Malien Premiere Division. After one year in the Malien Premiere Division he was in signed by FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 2006. He played 43 games over two years for Bordeaux's reserve team, scoring three goals, before being promoted to the Ligue 1 team in July 2008.[citation needed]
In May 2017, it was announced Traoré would leave Bordeaux at the end of the 2016–17 season having spent 11 years at the club. In his time at the Girondins he made 91 Ligue 1 appearances, only 6 of which came in his last season there.[1]
International career
editTraoré is former member of Mali youth teams and made his first appearance for the Mali national team on 11 February 2009 against Angola.[citation needed]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2010 | Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali |  Liberia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 17 November 2010 | Stade Roger Rochard, Évreux, France |  DR Congo |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 24 March 2013 | Stade Amahoro, Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editBordeaux
Mali
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2012[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Abdou Traoré quitte Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Traoré, Abdou". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Girondins de Bordeaux 2008-09". Bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Bordeaux vs Vannes". Espn.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Evian vs Bordeaux". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Mali name final 2012 Afcon squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations matches". Africanfootball.com.
External links
edit- Abdou Traoré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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