Adama Traoré (born 5 June 1995), also known as Adama Malouda Traoré, is a Malian professional
footballer
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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In 2011, Traoré joined the youth ranks of Olympique Bamako, and in summer 2013 joined
TP Mazembe
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History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...
. He made his
CAF Champions League
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debut in a 0–0 draw to
Egyptian
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side
Zamalek
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in the
2014 CAF Champions League group stage
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Draw
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. On 10 August 2014, he scored his first goal in the CAF Champions League, in a 3–1 home win against
Sudanese
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club Al-Hilal. Next season, he helped Mazembe win a 5th continental title, playing in both the legs of the
final
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against
USM Alger
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, coming close in the second match when his shot from close range missed the target narrowly. Mazembe thus qualified for the
2015 FIFA Club World Cup
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in
Japan
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, where they finished 6th after losing to
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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2016 CAF Super Cup
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, after a 2–1 win over Tunisian side Étoile du Sahel. In the 2016 season, after losing 3–1 on aggregate to
Wydad Casablanca
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Stade Gabèsien
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. He made his CAF Confederation Cup debut in the first leg against Gabèsien and was subbed out in the 69th minute for
Déo Kanda
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Career
Born in Matadi, Déo Kanda began playing youth football for Jack Trésor FC. He signed his first professional contract wi ...
. Mazembe eventually went all the way and on 6 November 2016 won their first Confederation Cup title after defeating MO Béjaïa in the
final
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. Mazembe retained the Confederation Cup next season, when they defeated
Supersport United
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in the
final
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. Traoré scored in the first leg when his strike made its way through a crowd of players leaving Ronwen Williams very little time to react. Traoré also won the 2013–14, 2015–16 and 2016–17 league seasons with Mazembe.
Metz
On 20 August 2018, Traoré joined French club FC Metz on a four-year deal. He made his
Ligue 2
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debut on 17 September, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Opa Nguette in a 3–1 away victory over
Béziers
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. In January 2019, he was loaned to
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Al-Adalah FC of the Saudi Professional League on 19 January 2020, for the rest of the season. In July, the loan was extended until September so he could finish the season which had been interrupted by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Sheriff Tiraspol
On 10 February 2021, Traoré signed for
Sheriff Tiraspol
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.
On 15 September 2021, Traoré scored against
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
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UEFA Champions League
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match. The team went on to win 2–0.
Ferencváros
On 5 May 2023, he won the
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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in Turkey. He only played one match where he was withdrawn at half time for
Tiécoro Keita
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Club career
Keita started his career at Guingamp in 201 ...
, in a 4–1 defeat against
Mexico
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, as Mali went down in the group stage.
On 6 July 2013, Traoré made his national team debut in a 3–1 2014 CHAN qualification win over
Guinea
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. On 6 January 2014, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the
2014 African Nations Championship
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. Five days later, he scored his first ever senior international goal in the 2–1 opening match win against
Nigeria
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, nutmegging keeper Chigozie Agbim in a 2–1 win. After topping the group ahead of Nigeria, Mali were knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals, 2–1 by
Zimbabwe
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. In November 2015, Traoré was named in Mali's 21-man squad for the
2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
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in Senegal.
On 16 June 2019, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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in Egypt. On 24 June 2019, he scored in his side's 4–1 opening match win against
Mauritania
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Traoré was an international teammate of a player of the same name, who was born in the same month. The two were also at Metz at the same time. To distinguish between them, the latter was also known as Adama Noss Traoré.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.''
Honours
TP Mazembe
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Linafoot
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CAF Champions League
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2015
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CAF Confederation Cup
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2016
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2017
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CAF Super Cup
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2016
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