Adama Traoré (born 5 June 1995), also known as Adama Malouda Traoré, is a Malian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Mali national team.

Club career

TP Mazembe

In 2011, Traoré joined the youth ranks of Olympique Bamako, and in summer 2013 joined

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. He made his

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debut in a 0–0 draw to

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side

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in the 2014 CAF Champions League group stage. On 10 August 2014, he scored his first goal in the CAF Champions League, in a 3–1 home win against Sudanese club Al-Hilal. Next season, he helped Mazembe win a 5th continental title, playing in both the legs of the

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against

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, coming close in the second match when his shot from close range missed the target narrowly. Mazembe thus qualified for the

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, where they finished 6th after losing to

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and América. On 20 February 2016, he won the 2016 CAF Super Cup, after a 2–1 win over Tunisian side

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. In the 2016 season, after losing 3–1 on aggregate to

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, Mazembe qualified for the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round where they faced Stade Gabèsien. He made his CAF Confederation Cup debut in the first leg against Gabèsien and was subbed out in the 69th minute for Déo Kanda. Mazembe eventually went all the way and on 6 November 2016 won their first Confederation Cup title after defeating

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in the

. Mazembe retained the Confederation Cup next season, when they defeated

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in the

. Traoré scored in the first leg when his strike made its way through a crowd of players leaving

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very little time to react. Traoré also won the 2013–14, 2015–16 and 2016–17 league seasons with Mazembe.

Metz

On 20 August 2018, Traoré joined French club

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on a four-year deal. He made his

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debut on 17 September, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Opa Nguette in a 3–1 away victory over

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. In January 2019, he was loaned to

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of the

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on 19 January 2020, for the rest of the season. In July, the loan was extended until September so he could finish the season which had been interrupted by the

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Sheriff Tiraspol

On 10 February 2021, Traoré signed for

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. On 15 September 2021, Traoré scored against

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in what was Sheriff Tiraspol's first ever

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match. The team went on to win 2–0.

Ferencváros

On 5 May 2023, he won the

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with

, after

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lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the

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on the 30th matchday. On 6 August 2023, he scored his first goal in the

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season against

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at the

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. On 20 April 2024, the

–

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tie ended with a goalless draw at the

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on the 29th match day of the

season which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship. On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the

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at the

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International career

Traoré was part of the Mali under-20 team who participated in the

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in Turkey. He only played one match where he was withdrawn at half time for

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, in a 4–1 defeat against

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, as Mali went down in the group stage. On 6 July 2013, Traoré made his national team debut in a 3–1 2014 CHAN qualification win over

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. On 6 January 2014, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the

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. Five days later, he scored his first ever senior international goal in the 2–1 opening match win against

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, nutmegging keeper Chigozie Agbim in a 2–1 win. After topping the group ahead of Nigeria, Mali were knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals, 2–1 by

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. In November 2015, Traoré was named in Mali's 21-man squad for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal. On 16 June 2019, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the

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in Egypt. On 24 June 2019, he scored in his side's 4–1 opening match win against

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, coming on in the 61st minute for Adama Noss Traoré.

Personal life

Traoré was an international teammate of a player of the same name, who was born in the same month. The two were also at Metz at the same time. To distinguish between them, the latter was also known as Adama Noss Traoré.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

TP Mazembe *

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: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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Sheriff Tiraspol *

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: 2020–21, 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 Ferencváros *

: 2022–23

References

External links

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Adama Traoré
at the official Metz site {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Adama (footballer, born 1995 06 05) 1995 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Malian men's footballers Men's association football wingers CO Bamako players FC Metz players TP Mazembe players US Orléans players Al-Adalah FC players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Ligue 2 players Saudi Pro League players Moldovan Super Liga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Malian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Mali men's under-20 international footballers Mali men's international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Mali men's A' international footballers