Boubacar Traoré (born 20 August 2001) is a Malian professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for club

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and the Mali national team.

Club career

Boubacar Traoré made his professional debut for FC Metz on the 10 May 2021, coming as a substitute of

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in a Ligue 1 home game against

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. Traoré made a deadline day move to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 September 2022, on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy in the summer of 2023. Traoré made his Wolves debut in a 3–0 home defeat to

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in the

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on 17 September 2022. Traoré scored his first goal for Wolves in a home

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game against Premier League rivals Leeds United to win the game 1–0 on 9 November 2022. On 1 February 2023, Wolves announced that Traoré's performances for the club had triggered a clause in his loan agreement that would make his move to Wolves permanent, effective 1 July 2023.

International career

Traoré made his debut for the Mali senior national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with

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on 16 November 2022. In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Malian under-23 national team for the

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, hosted in

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, where the ''Eagles'' finished in third place and qualified for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Mali U20 *

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Mali U23 * U-23 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal:

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