Armand Traoré

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Armand Traoré
Personal information
Date of birth October 8, 1989 (1989-10-08) (age 18)
Place of birth    Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left back/winger
Club information
Current club Arsenal
Number 30
Youth clubs
2004–2005
2005–2006		 AS Monaco
Arsenal
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006– Arsenal 03 (0)   
National team2
2007– France U-19 03 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 4 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17:00, 20 December 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Armand Traoré (born October 8, 1989 in Paris) is a French footballer of Senegalese descent who currently plays as a left-sided full back and winger for the English Premier League side Arsenal. He is also a Muslim [1].

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[edit] Club career

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.[2] 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 also started Arsenal's FA Cup tie against Burnley, before being replaced by Justin Hoyte in the 71st minute, and was on the bench during Arsenal's 3–1 Premier League victory over Manchester City on February 2, 2008, but did not actually make it onto the pitch. He finally got his league debut on April 5, 2008, against Liverpool. He was used as a left-winger in Arsenal's final two league games of the 2007-08 season, supplying the cross which led to Nicklas Bendtner's winner against Everton.

[edit] International career

He is currently playing with the French U-19's helping them qualify for the 2008 UEFA Under-19 Football Championship that will be held in the Czech Republic. He participated in all 3 qualifying matches helping France make it to the Elite Round.

[edit] Arsenal career statistics

(Correct as of 19 May 2008)
Club Season League FA Cup Carling Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Arsenal 2006-07 0 0 0 1 0 ? 6 0 ? 0 0 0 7 0 ?
Arsenal 2007-08 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 12 0 2

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ {{cite news | url=http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/boysabitspecial/18/article.aspx
  2. ^ "Aliadière leads charge of Arsenal's young guns", The Independent, 2006-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-01-02. 

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Persondata
NAME Traoré, Armand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Traoré, Armand
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1989-10-08
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris, France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH