Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988)

Abdoulaye Traoré (born 17 January 1988) is a Malian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder the Mali national team.

Abdou Traoré
Traoré training with Bordeaux in April 2015
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Traoré
Date of birth (1988-01-17) 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)
National team‡
2009– Mali 38 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

Born 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.

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

Traoré is former member of Mali youth teams and played his first Les Aigles game on 11 February 2009 against the Angola national football team.

International goals
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Abdou Traoré
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.9 October 2010Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali Liberia1–02–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.17 November 2010Stade Roger Rochard, Évreux, France DR Congo2–13–1Friendly
3.24 March 2013Stade Amahoro, Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bordeaux

Mali

References
  1. "Abdou Traoré quitte Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "Traoré, Abdou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. "Girondins de Bordeaux 2008-09". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. "Bordeaux vs Vannes". espn.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. "Evian vs Bordeaux". goal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. https://www.goal.com/en/news/815/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2012/01/12/2843550/mali-coach-alain-giresse-names-final-2012-africa-cup-of
  7. https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/


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