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.

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.

Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988)

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.

Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988)

International career

Traoré is former member of Mali youth teams and made his first appearance for the Mali national team on 11 February 2009 against Angola.

Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988)

International goals

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.

Honours

Bordeaux

Ligue 1: 2008–09

Coupe de la Ligue: 2008–09

Coupe de France: 2012–13

Mali

Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2012

References

External links

1988 births

Living people

Footballers from Bamako

Men's association football midfielders

Malian men's footballers

Mali men's international footballers

Malian expatriate men's footballers

2010 Africa Cup of Nations players

2012 Africa Cup of Nations players

CO Bamako players

FC Girondins de Bordeaux players

OGC Nice players

Ligue 1 players

Expatriate men's footballers in France

2015 Africa Cup of Nations players

Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia) players

Saudi First Division League players

Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia

Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia

21st-century Malian people