Sidiki Aboubacar Traoré (born 10 December 1992) is a Burkinabé professional

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who plays as a

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for

Burkinabé Premier League The Fasofoot D1 is the top division of the Burkinabé Football Federation. It was created in 1961. Burkinabé Premier League clubs (2021–22) * AS Koupéla ( Koupéla) * AS Douanes (Ouagadougou) * ASEC Koudougou ( Koudougou) * ASFA Yennenga (Ou ...

club Majestic and the

Burkina Faso national football team The Burkina Faso national football team () represents Burkina Faso in men's international association football, football and is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation. They were known as the Upper Volta national football team until 198 ...

International career

In January 2014, coach Brama Traore invited him to be a part of the

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squad for the

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. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to

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and

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and then drawing with

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. His final cap until 2025 came in 2017 during a 2–2 draw against

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during

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. He was called up again to the Burkina Faso national team after eight years for the

Mapinduzi Cup The Mapinduzi Cup is a top knockout football tournament in Zanzibar. Mapinduzi means Revolution in swahili, in recognition of the Zanzibar Revolution. The Mapinduzi Cup is a tournament created by the Zanzibar Football Federation to commemorate Za ...

in January 2025. During the tournament, he scored his first two international goals in January 2025 as Burkina Faso finished as runners-up, including a goal during the final. He became the joint top scorer of the tournament alongside his teammate Clément Pitroipa.

Career statistics

International

: ''As of match played 13 January 2025.'' : : ''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.''

Honours

AS SONABEL *

** Runners-up (1): 2011–12 Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou *

** Champions (1):

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Horoya AC *

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** Champions (2): 2014–15, 2015–16 * Guinée Coupe Nationale ** Champions (1):

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

** Runners-up (1):

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** Champions (1):

Rail Club du Kadiogo *

** Champions (1): 2016–17 Majestic *

** Runners-up (1): 2023–24 Burkina Faso * Mapinduzi Cup ** Runners-up (1):

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References

Living people Burkinabe men's footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Burkina Faso men's A' international footballers Santos FC (Burkina Faso) footballers 1992 births Men's association football midfielders Burkina Faso men's international footballers Footballers from Ouagadougou 2020 African Nations Championship players 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub