Adama Tamboura (born 18 May 1985) is a
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
an former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left back.
Club career
Born in
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
, Mali, Tamboura began his career for
Djoliba AC
Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters and three training stadia at Complex Sportif Hér ...
and on 22 August 2006, Tamboura signed a loan deal ending on 30 November with Swedish club
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan, following promotion in the 2021 Superett ...
. On 23 November 2006, the HIF board announced that Tamboura had signed a three-year-contract with the club.
On 28 January 2010, Tamboura signed for
Ligue 2 side
FC Metz
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from Helsingborgs IF until June 2012.
In July 2012 he signed a three-year contract
Danish Superliga
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club
Randers FC
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.
International career
He was part of the Malian
2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
Honours
Mali
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Africa Cup of Nations bronze:
2013
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Bamako
Men's association football defenders
Malian men's footballers
Malian expatriate men's footballers
Mali men's international footballers
Helsingborgs IF players
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Mali
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
Allsvenskan players
Ligue 2 players
Danish Superliga players
Veikkausliiga players
Djoliba AC players
FC Metz players
Randers FC players
Hobro IK players
FC Inter Turku players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
21st-century Malian people