Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988)

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.

Abdou Traoré
Traoré training with Bordeaux in 2015
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Traoré
Date of birth (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 (age 36)
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)
2010–2011Nice (loan) 23 (1)
2012–2017 Bordeaux B 26 (1)
2018 Al-Nahda 13 (0)
International career
2009– Mali 38 (3)
*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

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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.[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

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Traoré 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

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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 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

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Bordeaux

Mali

References

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  1. ^ "Abdou Traoré quitte Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Traoré, Abdou". National-football-teams.com. 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. ^ "Mali name final 2012 Afcon squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations matches". Africanfootball.com.
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