Armand Traoré
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| Armand Traoré | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 8, 1989 (age 17) | |
| Place of birth | Paris, France | |
| Height | 1.85m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Arsenal | |
| Number | 45 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2004-2005 2005-2006 |
AS Monaco Arsenal |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006- | Arsenal | 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Armand Traoré (born October 8, 1989 in Paris) is a French footballer who currently plays for FA Premier League side Arsenal. He plays left back and wears the number 45 shirt.
He joined the club in August 2005, having previously been at AS Monaco. Although mainly a reserve team member, making six appearances in the FA Premier Reserve League in 2005-06, he played in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006 and was an unused member of Arsenal's 18-man squad for their Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb the following month.
He made his first team debut in the Carling Cup in a Third Round match against West Bromwich Albion on October 24, 2006, coming on as a 24th minute substitute for Emmanuel Adebayor;[1] he went on to start Arsenal's League Cup matches against Everton, Liverpool, both legs of the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur and the final against Chelsea, which Arsenal lost 2-1.
He is a member of the France U-17 squad for the 2006-07 season, having been capped 3 times so far this season. He is the only member of the squad employed by a club from outside France[2]. On February 21, 2007 he was named to the European squad for the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup.
[edit] Honours
- Carling Cup Finalist (vs Chelsea), 2007
[edit] References
- ^ "Aliadière leads charge of Arsenal's young guns", The Independent, 2006-10-25. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ 2006-07: équipe de France 17 ans: les joueurs
[edit] External links
- Armand Traoré career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile on Arsenal.com
- Armand Traoré profile, career stats and timeline
| Arsenal F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Lehmann | 2 Diaby | 4 Fàbregas | 5 Touré | 6 Senderos | 7 Rosický | 8 Ljungberg | 9 Baptista | 10 Gallas | 11 van Persie | 13 Hleb | 14 Henry | 15 Denílson | 16 Flamini | 19 Gilberto | 20 Djourou | 21 Poom | 22 Clichy | 24 Almunia | 25 Adebayor | 27 Eboué | 30 Aliadière | 31 Hoyte | 32 Walcott | 33 Connolly | 43 Randall | 45 Traoré | Manager: Wenger |
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