Abdou Traoré (footballer, born 1988)


Abdoulaye Traoré is a Malian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder the Mali national team.

Club career

Born in Bamako, 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.
In May 2017, it was announced Traoré would leave Bordeaux at the end of the 2016–17 season having spent 11 years at the club. In his time at the Girondins he made 91 Ligue 1 appearances, only 6 of which came in his last season there.

International career

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

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2010Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali1–02–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.17 November 2010Stade Roger Rochard, Évreux, France2–13–1Friendly
3.24 March 2013Stade Amahoro, Kigali, Rwanda2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bordeaux