Ibrahima Traoré (born 21 April 1988) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Coming through the youth system, Traoré began his senior career with French amateur club Levallois in 2005. He moved to Germany one year later, playing for Hertha BSC's reserve team

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. Following a season at

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in 2009–10, Traoré joined

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. He remained for four seasons, before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014. Born in France, Traoré was eligible to represent Guinea internationally through his father. He made his debut in 2010, and played for Guinea in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (

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, 2015 and

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Early life

Traoré was born in Villepinte, France, to a

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father and a Lebanese mother.

Club career

Early career

Traoré played youth football with Charenton and Levallois. He made his senior debut with Levallois in the

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, before being transferred to German club Hertha BSC on 1 January 2007, making his

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debut for them on 9 December 2007, against 1. FC Nürnberg.

FC Augsburg

On 5 March, Traoré began a trial with

, signing a two-year contract with them on 14 July 2009.

VfB Stuttgart

In May 2011, it was announced that Traoré would move to

at the end of the 2010–11 season. In December 2013, Traoré stated that he had turned down offers from a number of English clubs over the summer.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In April 2014, it was announced that Traoré would sign for Borussia Mönchengladbach at the start of the 2014–15 season. On 8 August 2015, he marked his

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debut by scoring in a 4–1 win at

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in the first round of the

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. In May 2017, he signed a new contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach, lasting until 2021. He made his 100th competitive appearance for the club in October the following year, after coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over

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International career

Traoré made his international debut for Guinea on 11 August 2010, against

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. Guinea won the match 2–0, with Traoré scoring Guinea's second goal. In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification on 8 October 2011, Traoré scored in the last game of group B against

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a last-second equalizer in the 90+12-minute, meaning Guinea's qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. In November 2014, concerns were raised about Traoré playing for Guinea due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa. He was selected to Guinea's squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations and scored the team's equaliser in a 1–1 draw with

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at the

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. After the tournament, he took a break from international football, returning in March 2016.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Ibrahima 1988 births Living people People from Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Association football wingers Citizens of Guinea through descent Guinea international footballers French footballers Guinean footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players VfB Stuttgart players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players FC Augsburg players Levallois SC players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Expatriate footballers in Germany Guinean people of Lebanese descent French sportspeople of Guinean descent French people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate footballers Guinean expatriate footballers Black French sportspeople