Abdou Traoré (footballer born 1988)

Abdou Traoré
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Traoré
Date of birth 17 January 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 24)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Nice
(on loan from Bordeaux)
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2005 CO Bamako
2006–2008 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 CO Bamako 47 (14)
2008– Bordeaux 23 (0)
2010–2011 Nice (loan) 23 (1)
National team
2009– Mali 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2009

Abdoulaye Traoré (born 17 January 1988 in Bamako) is a Malian football player who currently plays for French club OGC Nice on loan from FC Girondins de Bordeaux in Ligue 1.

Career

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.

International career

Traoré is former member of Mali youth teams and played his first Les Aigles game on 11 February 2009 against Angola national football team.

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