Abdoulaye Traoré (born 17 January 1988) is a Malian professional

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who most recently played as a

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for

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in 2018 and for the Mali national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Traoré began his career with

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, where he played his first professional season in the

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. After one year in the

he was in signed by

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in July 2006. He played 43 games over two years for Bordeaux's reserve team, scoring three goals, before being promoted to the

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team in July 2008. In May 2017, it was announced Traoré would leave Bordeaux at the end of the 2016–17 season having spent 11 years at the club. In his time at the Girondins he made 91 Ligue 1 appearances, only 6 of which came in his last season there.

International career

Traoré is former member of Mali youth teams and made his first appearance for the Mali national team on 11 February 2009 against

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International goals

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

Honours

Bordeaux *

: 2008–09 *

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: 2008–09 *

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Mali *

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bronze:

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References

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* 1988 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Men's association football midfielders Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players CO Bamako players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players OGC Nice players Ligue 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in France 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia) players Saudi First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-footy-bio-stub