Alain Traoré

Alain Traoré
Traoré with Lorient in 2013
Personal information
Full name Sibiri Alain Traoré[1][2]
Date of birth (1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Arta/Solar7
Number 14
Youth career
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)
2012–2016 Lorient 39 (8)
2014–2015 Lorient B 11 (3)
2015 → Monaco (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 Kayserispor 12 (0)
2017–2018 Al-Markhiya 13 (1)
2018–2021 RS Berkane 75 (14)
2021– Arta/Solar7 4 (4)
International career‡
2006–2021 Burkina Faso 65 (21)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
Third place 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:35, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:35, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Sibiri Alain Traoré (born 31 December 1988) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a striker for Arta/Solar7, and the Burkina Faso national team. He started his career with local side Planète Champion, before moving to France as a 17-year-old.

Club career

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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. He had the option of going on loan to a Belgian club, but also had interest from French Ligue 1 side Auxerre. With the decision of his mother, he joined the French side instead.[3][4]

On 4 January 2009, he was loaned out to Brest for six months. He returned to Auxerre on 31 June 2009.[5]

Traoré became a central figure in the Auxerre team. In July 2012, he joined Ligue 1 side Lorient after Auxerre were relegated to Ligue 2.

On 31 January 2015, Traoré moved on loan to Monaco till the end of the 2014–15 season, with an option for Monaco to make the deal permanent.[6]

In July 2018, he joined Moroccan team RS Berkane on a free transfer and was part of their Confederation Cup participating side. He also scored a goal in their Confederation Cup group stage match against Sudanese team Al-Hilal.[7]

International career

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Traoré 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.[8] He also 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.

On 4 February 2017, Traoré scored a wonderful free kick against Ghana in the third-place playoff in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The goal was scored in the 89th minute and went on to win the bronze medal for Burkina Faso.

Personal life

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Traoré's younger brother, Bertrand, is a professional footballer. The two were part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 17 May 2014[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Auxerre 2006–07 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2007–08 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 Ligue 1 20 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 25 5
2011–12 Ligue 1 27 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 9
Total 56 14 1 0 1 0 3 0 61 14
Brest (loan) 2008–09 Ligue 2 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3
Lorient 2012–13 Ligue 1 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6
2013–14 Ligue 1 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
2014–15 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 38 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 8
Monaco (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 108 25 3 0 2 0 3 0 116 25

International

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Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.
List of international goals scored by Alain Traoré[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2007 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Senegal 1–1 1–5 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 28 March 2009 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Guinea 2–0 4–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 August 2010 Stade Municipal de Senlis, Senlis, France  Congo 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4 6 September 2010 Stade Maurice Chevalier, Cannes, France  Gabon 1–1 1–1 Friendly
5 26 March 2011 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Namibia 1–0 4–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 2–0
7 4–0
8 4 June 2011 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Namibia 3–0 4–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9 3 September 2011 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10 22 January 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Angola 1–1 1–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
11 14 October 2012 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Central African Republic 1–1 3–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12 3–1
13 21 January 2013 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa  Nigeria 1–1 1–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
14 25 January 2013 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa  Ethiopia 1–0 4–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
15 2–0
16 5 March 2014 Stade Francis Turcan, Martigues, France  Comoros 1–0 1–1 Friendly
17 6 September 2014 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Lesotho 2–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18 10 January 2015 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa  Swaziland 1–1 5–1 Friendly
19 5 June 2016 Stade de Beaumer, Moroni, Comoros  Comoros 2–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
20 4 February 2017 Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil, Gabon  Ghana 1–0 1–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
21 7 October 2017 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Burkina Faso 1–3 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

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RS Berkane

Burkina Faso

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations – Group B rosters" (PDF). CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Illay Shomer". Foot Mercato. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Traoré driven by Fergie promise". Ligue1.com. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Traore: Auxerre was the right choice". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ^ Alain Traoré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  6. ^ "Alain Traoré joins AS Monaco". asm-fc.com. AS Monaco FC. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  7. ^ Denis, Sébastien (25 July 2018). "Alain Traoré en route pour Berkane" (in French). footmercato.net. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. ^ Julián Díaz Rubio; Kalumiana Kalumiana. "African U-17 Championship 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Alain Traoré". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Traoré, Alain". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads". newvision.co. New Vision. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2017 schedule, scores and what you need to know". 14 January 2017.
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