Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988)

Abdou Traoré
Personal information
Full nameAbdoulaye Traoré
Date of birth17 January 1988
Place of birthBamako, Mali
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Bordeaux
Number7
Youth career
2003–2005CO Bamako
2006–2008Bordeaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006CO Bamako47(14)
2008–Bordeaux63(2)
2010–2011Nice (loan)23(1)
National team
2009–Mali25(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2013

Abdoulaye Traoré (born 17 January 1988 in Bamako) is a Malian football player who currently plays for French club 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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