Sibiri Alain Traoré (born 31 December 1988) is a Burkinabé
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
Arta/Solar7, and the
Burkina Faso national team. He started his career with local side Planète Champion, before moving to France as a 17-year-old.
Club career
Traoré began his career with Planète Champion in his homeland. He came to prominence whilst playing for Burkina Faso in the
2005 African U-17 Championship
The 2005 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Gambia. The top three teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Qualification
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, with his performances earning him a one-month trial with English
Premier League
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side
Manchester United. He impressed in his trials, but was not able to sign for them due to work permit issues. He had the option of going on loan to a Belgian club, but also had interest from French
Ligue 1 side
AJ Auxerre
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. With the decision of his mother, he joined the French side instead.
On 4 January 2009, he was loaned out to
Stade Brestois 29 for six months. He returned to AJ Auxerre on 31 June 2009.
Traoré became a central figure in the Auxerre team. In July 2012, he joined Ligue 1 side
FC Lorient
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after Auxerre were relegated to
Ligue 2.
On 31 January 2015, Traoré moved on loan to
AS Monaco FC
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till the end of the
2014–15 season, with an option for AS Monaco to make the deal permanent.
In July 2018, he joined Moroccan team
RS Berkane
Renaissance Sportive de Berkane ( ar, نادي النهضة البركانية) commonly referred to as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a professional football club based in Berkane, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight o ...
on a free transfer and was part of their Confederation Cup participating side. He also scored a goal in their
Confederation Cup group stage match against Sudanese team
Al-Hilal.
International career
Traoré represented Burkina Faso at under-17 level, where they qualified for the 2005 African U-17 Championship. He scored one goal in the 3–1 defeat to Mali. He also scored one goal in the
2012 African Cup of Nations
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, versus
Angola
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. He scored the goal (in the sixth minute of injury time), which took Burkina Faso through to the
2013 African Cup of Nations
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at the expense of the
Central African Republic
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, and then scored three goals in the
2013 final tournament itself.
On 4 February 2017, Traoré scored a wonderful free kick against Ghana in the third-place playoff in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The goal was scored in the 89th minute and went on to win the bronze medal for Burkina Faso.
Personal life
Traoré's younger brother,
Bertrand
Bertrand may refer to:
Places
* Bertrand, Missouri, US
* Bertrand, Nebraska, US
* Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada
* Bertrand Township, Michigan, US
* Bertrand, Michigan
* Bertrand, Virginia, US
* Bertrand Creek, state of Washington
* Saint-Bertr ...
, plays for English club Aston Villa. The two were part of the Burkina Faso squad for the
2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and
Equatorial Guinea.
Career statistics
Club
International goals
:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.''
Honors
RS Berkane
*
CAF Confederation Cup:
2019–20
Burkina Faso
*
Africa Cup of Nations bronze:
2017
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References
External links
Official website of Alain TraoréAlain Traoré Lorient profile*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Alain
1988 births
Living people
People from Bobo-Dioulasso
Association football forwards
Burkinabé footballers
Burkina Faso international footballers
Planète Champion players
AJ Auxerre players
Stade Brestois 29 players
FC Lorient players
AS Monaco FC players
Kayserispor footballers
Al-Markhiya SC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Süper Lig players
Qatar Stars League players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
Burkinabé expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Monaco
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France
Burkina Faso youth international footballers
21st-century Burkinabé people
Expatriate footballers in Djibouti
Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Djibouti
Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Djibouti Premier League players
AS Arta/Solar7 players