Ibrahima Traoré

Ibrahima Traoré (born 21 April 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach. Born in France, he represents Guinea at international level.

Ibrahima Traoré
Traoré with Mönchengladbach in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Traoré[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988
Place of birth Villepinte, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 16
Youth career
2001–2004 Charenton
2004–2005 Levallois
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Levallois 4 (0)
2006–2009 Hertha BSC II 62 (12)
2007–2009 Hertha BSC 1 (0)
2009–2011 FC Augsburg 45 (8)
2011–2014 VfB Stuttgart 75 (6)
2014– Borussia Mönchengladbach 85 (6)
National team‡
2010– Guinea[2] 49 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:19, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:21, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career
Traoré with Stuttgart

Born in Villepinte, France,[3] he is of Guinean descent. Traoré played youth football with Charenton and Levallois.[4] He made his senior debut with Levallois in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2,[5] before being transferred to German club Hertha BSC on 1 January 2007, making his Bundesliga debut for them on 9 December 2007, against 1. FC Nürnberg.[6] On 5 March, Traoré began a trial with FC Augsburg, signing a two-year contract with them on 14 July 2009. In May 2011, it was announced that Traoré would move to VfB Stuttgart at the end of the 2010–11 season.[7][8]

In December 2013, Traoré stated that he had turned down offers from a number of English clubs over the summer.[9]

In April 2014, it was announced that Traoré would sign for Borussia Mönchengladbach at the start of the 2014–15 season.[10]

On 8 August 2015, he marked his season debut by scoring in a 4–1 win at FC St. Pauli in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[11]

In May 2017, he signed a new contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach, lasting until 2021.[12] He made his 100th competitive appearance for the club in October the following year, after coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Mainz.[13]

International career

Traoré made his international debut for Guinea on 11 August 2010, against Mali.[14] Guinea won the match 2–0, with Traoré scoring Guinea's second goal.[15] In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification on 8 October 2011, Traoré scored in the last game of group B against Nigeria a last-second equalizer in the 90+12-minute, meaning Guinea's qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[16] In November 2014, concerns were raised about Traoré playing for Guinea due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.[17]

He was selected to Guinea's squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations[18] and scored the team's equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Cameroon at the group stage.[19] After the tournament, he took a break from international football, returning in March 2016.[20]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 14 July 2019[2]
Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201040
201151
201292
201341
201473
201541
201660
201710
201820
201970
Total498

International goals
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2011National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria2–22–22012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.28 January 2012Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Botswana4–16–12012 Africa Cup of Nations
3.3 June 2012National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.9 June 2013Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Mozambique4–16–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.5 March 2014Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran2–02–1Friendly
6.11 October 2014Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco Ghana1–11–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.19 November 2014Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco Uganda1–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.24 January 2015Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Cameroon1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations

Style of play

Traoré has been noted as having maturity, professionalism, and speed.[21]

References
  1. "Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. "Ibrahima Traoré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. "Ibrahima Traoré". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. "Traore, Ibrahima" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  5. "Ibrahima Traoré" (in French). L'Equipe.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  6. "1. FC Nürnberg – Hertha BSC Berlin 2:1 (2:0): Sieg auch herausgespielt" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  7. "Ibrahima Traore signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  8. "VfB Stuttgart snap up Guinea's Ibrahima Traore". BBC Sport. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  9. John Bennett (18 December 2013). "Guinea's Ibrahima Traore rejected Premier League move". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  10. "Guinea's Ibrahima Traore on the move in Germany". BBC Sport. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  11. "Stindl initiates turning Gladbach". Kicker. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  12. Oluwashina Okeleji (23 May 2017). "Traore signs new Monchengladbach dea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  13. "Jonas Hofmann hits a hat-trick as Borussia Mönchengladbach dispatch Mainz to go second". Bundesliga. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  14. "FCA-Profis bei Nationalteams". fcaugsburg.de (in German). FC Augsburg. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  15. "Guinée – Mali (2–0)". starafrica.com (in French). 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  16. "A 100% VfB goal". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  17. "Nations Cup 2015: Traore begs club to play for Guinea". BBC Sport. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. "2015 Nations Cup: Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  19. "Cameroon 1-1 Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  20. Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 March 2016). "Ibrahima Traore agrees to Guinea return after 13-month break". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  21. Ross Dunbar (16 April 2014). "Maturity helps Guinea's Traore move in right direction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2014. His new-found professionalism and maturity are paying dividends [...] he uses his speed and qualities so well.


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