Abdou Razack Traoré (born 28 December 1988) is an Ivorian-born Burkinabé professional

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who plays for Chinese club

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Career

Rosenborg

Traoré was born in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

, the Ivory Coast. He played for

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional Footb ...

before he ended his contract and joined Rosenborg on a free transfer a few months later. At Rosenborg, he plays alongside his compatriot and

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

international

Didier Ya Konan Didier Ya Konan (born 22 May 1984) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a forward for the Ivory Coast national team. Club career Born in Angouakro, Ya Konan started his professional career with ASEC Mimosas in 2003, a club that i ...

, who joined the club in December 2006 from homeland club

ASEC Abidjan The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas Abidjan'' and ''ASEC Abidjan'', especi ...

. In August 2007, it was reported by Norwegian newspapers that Traoré was beat up and robbed while being on vacation in Ivory Coast. In the November 2007 issue of World Soccer he was featured on their list of the 50 most exciting teenagers in world football.

Violent episode

On 24 October 2008, it became known that Traoré knocked down fellow Rosenborg player

Øyvind Storflor Øyvind Storflor (born 18 December 1979) is a Norwegian former professional footballer. With 421 top division appearances, Storflor has made the fifth-highest number of appearances in Eliteserien. Club career Storflor was born in Trondheim. He ...

during a practice session. The following day Rosenborg announced that Traoré would be banned from playing the last two matches of the season.

Lechia Gdańsk

Traoré's contract would run out 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 Erik Hoftun (born 3 March 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Kyrksæterøra, Hoftun started his career at KIL/Hemne before moving to Molde FK in 1992. He went to Rosenborg BK in 1994, where he won 1 ...

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. On 20 August 2010, Traoré was sold to Polish

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club

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

, for an undisclosed fee. On 28 August, he made his debut for Lechia in a league match against

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish fo ...

. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in a cup match against

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Poli ...

. Four days later, he scored his first and second goal in a league game against Górnik Zabrze.

Gaziantepspor

On 15 January 2013, Traoré joined Turkish

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club

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matche ...

on a free transfer.

Sivasspor

On 31 August 2019, he has signed 1+1 year contract with

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...

International career

He made his national debut for

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

against

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on 27 March 2011.

Personal life

The

born Traoré holds a Burkinabè passport as his parents are from Burkina Faso.

Career statistics

Club

''As of 21 December 2021''

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.''

Honours

Rosenborg *

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* Superfinalen:

Konyaspor *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Abdou Razack 1988 births Living people 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Association football midfielders Burkina Faso international footballers Burkinabé expatriate footballers Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Norway Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Burkinabé footballers Ekstraklasa players Eliteserien players Expatriate footballers in Morocco Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Turkey Gaziantepspor footballers Ivorian emigrants to Burkina Faso Ivorian footballers Ivorian people of Burkinabé descent Konyaspor footballers Lechia Gdańsk players Citizens of Burkina Faso through descent Raja CA players Rosenborg BK players Footballers from Abidjan Sportspeople of Burkinabé descent Süper Lig players 21st-century Burkinabé people