Alain Traoré
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sibiri Alain Traoré[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Planète Champion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Planète Champion | 19 | (7) |
| 2005–2012 | Auxerre | 56 | (14) |
| 2009 | → Brest (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Auxerre B | 5 | (5) |
| 2012– | Lorient | 39 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Lorient B | 4 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Monaco (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Burkina Faso | 33 | (18) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 25 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Sibiri Alain Traoré (born 1 January 1988 in Bobo Dioulasso) commonly known as Alain Traoré, is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a striker for FC Lorient, and the Burkina Faso national team. Traoré started his career with local side Planète Champion before moving to France as a 17-year-old.
Club career
Traoré began his career with Planète Champion in his homeland. He came to prominence whilst playing for Burkina Faso in the 2005 African U-17 Championship, with his performances earning him a one-month trial with English Premier League side Manchester United. He impressed in his trials but was not able to sign for them due to work permit issues. Although he had the option of going on loan to a Belgian club first but also had interest from French Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre. With the decision of his mother, he joined the French side instead.[3][4]
On 4 January 2009, he was loaned out to Stade Brest 29 for six months. He returned to AJ Auxerre on 31 June 2009.[5]
Traoré became a central figure in the Auxerre team. In July 2012, he joined Ligue 1 side FC Lorient after Auxerre were relegated to Ligue 2.
On 31 January 2015, Traoré moved on loan to AS Monaco FC till the end of the 2014–15 season, with an option for AS Monaco to make the deal permanent.[6]
International career
Traoré first represented Burkina Faso at under-17 level where they qualified for the 2005 African U-17 Championship. He scored one goal in the 3–1 defeat to Mali.[7] Traoré scored one goal in the 2012 African Cup of Nations, versus Angola. He scored the goal (in the sixth minute of injury time) which took Burkina Faso through to the 2013 African Cup of Nations at the expense of the Central African Republic and then scored three goals in the 2013 final tournament itself.
Club statistics
- As of 17 May 2014[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre | 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Brest (loan) | 2008–09 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Auxerre | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | |
| Total | 48 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 14 | |
| Lorient | 2012–13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| AS Monaco (loan) | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Club total | 108 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 25 | |
Personal life
His youngest brother, Bertrand Traoré plays for English football club Chelsea.[9] The two were part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
References
- ↑ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations – Group B rosters" (PDF). CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Alain Traoré profile". Foot Mercato. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Traoré driven by Fergie promise". Ligue1.com. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Traore: Auxerre was the right choice". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ Alain Traoré – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- ↑ "Alain Traoré joins AS Monaco". http://www.asm-fc.com/. AS Monaco FC. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Julián Díaz Rubio; Kalumiana Kalumiana. "African U-17 Championship 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Alain Traoré". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Chelsea : Bertrand Traoré a signé" (in French). Football Africa 365. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
External links
- Official website of Alain Traoré
- Alain Traoré Lorient profile
- Alain Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
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