Abdou Razack Traoré

Abdou Razack Traoré (born 28 December 1988) is an Ivorian-born Burkinabe professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Giresunspor.

Abdou Razack Traoré
Traoré playing for Rosenborg in 2007
Personal information
Full name Abdou Razack Traoré
Date of birth (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Giresunspor
Number 7
Youth career
Excellence FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Raja Casablanca
2006–2010 Rosenborg 51 (3)
2010–2012 Lechia Gdańsk 64 (25)
2013–2014 Gaziantepspor 37 (10)
2014–2017 Karabükspor 42 (17)
2015–2016 → Konyaspor (loan) 30 (7)
2017–2019 Konyaspor 22 (0)
2019–2020 Sivasspor 9 (0)
2020 → Bursaspor (loan) 16 (4)
2020– Giresunspor 0 (0)
National team‡
2011– Burkina Faso 42 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2019

Career

Rosenborg

Traoré was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He played for Raja Casablanca before he ended his contract and joined Rosenborg on a free transfer a few months later. At Rosenborg, he plays alongside his compatriot and Ivory Coast international Didier Ya Konan, who joined the club in December 2006 from homeland club ASEC Abidjan. In August 2007, it was reported by Norwegian newspapers that Traoré was beat up and robbed while being on vacation in Ivory Coast.[1]

In the November 2007 issue of World Soccer he was featured on their list of the 50 most exciting teenagers in world football.[2]

Violent episode

On 24 October 2008, it became known that Traoré knocked down fellow Rosenborg player Øyvind Storflor during a practice session.[3][4] The following day Rosenborg announced that Traoré would be banned from playing the last two matches of the season.[5]

Lechia Gdańsk

Traoré's contract would run out in the at the end of 2010 and his last year in Rosenborg was difficult with little amount of playing time. Rosenborg's Chief of Football Erik Hoftun stated "We thank Abdou for his spell at the club. Unfortunately, he didn't develop as much as we expected, but we wish him good luck in the future" after his departure from the Norwegian champions.[6] On 20 August 2010, Traoré was sold to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, for an undisclosed fee. On 28 August, he made his debut for Lechia in a league match against Śląsk Wrocław. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in a cup match against Górnik Zabrze. Four days later, he scored his first and second goal in a league game against Górnik Zabrze.

Gaziantepspor

On 15 January 2013, Traoré joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor on a free transfer.[7]

Gaziantepspor

On 31 August 2019, he has signed 1+1 year contract with Sivasspor.[8]

Sivasspor

He made his national debut for Burkina Faso against Namibia on 27 March 2011.[9]

Personal life

The Abidjan born Traoré holds a Burkanese passport as his parents are from Burkina Faso.[10]

Career statistics
Traoré with Lechia Gdańsk in 2010

Club

As of 24 August 2018[11][12][13][14]

Club Season League Cup[15] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2007 Tippeligaen 1814093 —314
2008 1511070 —231
2009 1011020 —131
2010 803110 —121
Total 51391193—797
Lechia Gdańsk 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 271261– —3313
2011–12 24400– —244
2012–13 13921– —1510
Total 642582——7227
Gaziantepspor 2012–13 Süper Lig 11200– —112
2013–14 26810– —278
Total 371010——3810
Karabükspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 251042– —2912
2016–17 17700– —177
Total 421742——4619
Konyaspor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 30750– —357
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 1000–1121
2018–19 21021–—231
Total 22021—11252
Sivasspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 0000––00
Career total 246622961931129572

International
As of 13 October 2018[11]
Burkina Faso national team
YearAppsGoals
201181
201250
201382
201430
201510
201650
201780
201821
201920
Total424

International goals
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.[11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 June 2011Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia1–04–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.17 January 2013Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa Eswatini2–03–0Friendly
3.14 August 2013Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco Morocco2–02–1Friendly
4.13 October 2018Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Botswana3–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Rosenborg

Konyaspor

References
  1. "Football player beat up and robbed". Aftenposten. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. "Traore på eksklusiv liste" [Traore on exclusive list] (in Norwegian). RBKweb.no. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Storflor slått ned på RBK-trening". VG (in Norwegian). 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. "– Jeg beklager" [I'm sorry]. NRK (in Norwegian). 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. "Traoré stenges ute i sesongavslutningen". VG Nett (in Norwegian). 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. Søraas, Frode (20 August 2010). "Traoré forlater RBK" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. "Abdou Traore transferred to Gaziantepspor on a free transfer". Soccer Fame. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. "Abdou Razack Traore, Demir Grup Sivasspor´da" (in Turkish). Transfermarkt. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. "Abdou Razack Traoré zadebiutował w reprezentacji" (in Polish). 27 March 2011. Lechia.gda.pl. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  10. "Traoré bytter landslag" [Traoré changes national team] (in Norwegian). RBKweb.no. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  11. "Traoré, Abdou Razak". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  12. Traoré career stats. Football Database.eu. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  13. Traore's Rosenborg stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  14. Traore's Turkish stats. TFF. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  15. Includes 2017 Turkish Super Cup - 1 (1)
  16. "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  17. "Rosenborg overlegne i superfinalen". VG Nett (in Norwegian). 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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