| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdou Razack Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | December 28, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Excellence FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Raja Casablanca | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Rosenborg | 51 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2011– | Lechia Gdańsk | 16 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Burkina Faso | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Abdou Razack Traoré (born December 28, 1988 in Abidjan) is a Ivorian-born Burkinabe footballer, who plays for Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk.
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Traoré played for Raja Casablanca before he ended his contract and joined Rosenborg B.K. on a free transfer a few months later.
At Rosenborg, he plays alongside his compatriot and Cote d'Ivoire international Didier Ya Konan, who joined the club in December 2006 from homeland club ASEC Abidjan.
In August 2007, it was reported by Norwegian newspapers that Traoré was beat up and robbed while being on vacation in the Ivory Coast.[1]
In the November 2007 issue of World Soccer he is featured on their list of the 50 most exciting teenagers in world football.[2]
On October 24, 2008 it became known that Traoré knocked down fellow Rosenborg player Øyvind Storflor during a practice session.[3][4][5] The following day Rosenborg BK announced that Traoré would be banned from playing the last two matches of the season.[6][7]
Traoré's contract would run out in the at the end of 2010 and his last year in Rosenborg was difficult with little amount of playing time. Rosenborg's Chief of Football Erik Hoftun stated "We thank Abdou for his spell at the club. Unfortunately, he didn't develop as much as we expected, but we wish him good luck in the future" after his departure from the Norwegian champions.[8]
On 20 August 2010, Traoré was loaned to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, for an undisclosed fee. On 28 August 2010 he debuted for Lechia in a league match against Śląsk Wrocław. On 21 September 2010 he scored his first goal in a cup match against Górnik Zabrze. Four days later he scored his first and second goal in a league game against Górnik Zabrze.
On 24 November 2010 he was offered a permanent deal by Lechia officials, which he accepted. The contract became effective from 1 January 2011.
He made his national debut for Burkina Faso against Namibia on 27 March 2011.[9]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rosenborg | ||||||||
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 |
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 79 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 88 | 17 | ||
The Abidjan born Traoré holds the Burkanese passport.[11]
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