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Ibrahima Traoré

For the Ivorian footballer, see Ibrahim Traoré (footballer). For the Burkinabé military officer and interim president, see Ibrahim Traoré.

Ibrahima Traoré (born 21 April 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Ibrahima Traoré
Traoré with VfB Stuttgart in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Traoré[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Villepinte, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
2001–2004 Charenton
2004–2005 Levallois
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Levallois 4 (0)
2006–2009 Hertha BSC II 62 (12)
2007–2009 Hertha BSC 1 (0)
2009–2011 FC Augsburg 45 (8)
2011–2014 VfB Stuttgart 75 (6)
2014–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach 99 (6)
International career
2010–2019 Guinea[2] 49 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coming through the youth system, Traoré began his senior career with French amateur club Levallois in 2005. He moved to Germany one year later, playing for Hertha BSC's reserve team Hertha BSC II. Following a season at FC Augsburg in 2009–10, Traoré joined VfB Stuttgart. He remained for four seasons, before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014, where he played until the end of his career in 2021.

Born in France, Traoré was eligible to represent Guinea internationally through his father. He made his debut in 2010, and played for Guinea in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (2012, 2015 and 2019).

Early life

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Traoré was born in Villepinte, France,[3] to a Guinean father and a Lebanese mother.[4] He grew up in Guinea before returning to Paris at the age of 4.[5] He grew up on the same street as Gabriel Obertan.[5]

Club career

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Early career

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Traoré played youth football with Charenton and Levallois.[6] He made his senior debut with Levallois in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2,[7] before being transferred to German club Hertha BSC on 1 January 2007, making his Bundesliga debut for them on 9 December 2007, against 1. FC Nürnberg.[8]

FC Augsburg

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On 5 March, Traoré began a trial with FC Augsburg, signing a two-year contract with them on 14 July 2009.

VfB Stuttgart

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In May 2011, it was announced that Traoré would move to VfB Stuttgart at the end of the 2010–11 season.[9][10]

In December 2013, Traoré stated that he had turned down offers from a number of English clubs over the summer.[11]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Traoré with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014

In April 2014, it was announced that Traoré would sign for Borussia Mönchengladbach at the start of the 2014–15 season.[12]

On 8 August 2015, he marked his season debut by scoring in a 4–1 win at FC St. Pauli in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[13]

In May 2017, he signed a new contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach, lasting until 2021.[14] He made his 100th competitive appearance for the club in October the following year, after coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Mainz.[15]

International career

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Traoré made his international debut for Guinea on 11 August 2010, against Mali.[16] Guinea won the match 2–0, with Traoré scoring Guinea's second goal.[17] In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification on 8 October 2011, Traoré scored in the last game of group B against Nigeria a last-second equalizer in the 90+12-minute, meaning Guinea's qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[18] In November 2014, concerns were raised about Traoré playing for Guinea due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.[19]

He was selected to Guinea's squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations[20] and scored the team's equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Cameroon at the group stage.[21] After the tournament, he took a break from international football, returning in March 2016.[22]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2010 4 0
2011 5 1
2012 9 2
2013 4 1
2014 7 3
2015 4 1
2016 6 0
2017 1 0
2018 2 0
2019 7 0
Total 49 8
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahima Traoré
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 October 2011 National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria   Nigeria 2–2 2–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 28 January 2012 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon   Botswana 4–1 6–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
3 3 June 2012 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe   Zimbabwe 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 9 June 2013 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea   Mozambique 4–1 6–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 5 March 2014 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Iran 2–0 2–1 Friendly
6 11 October 2014 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco   Ghana 1–1 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 19 November 2014 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco   Uganda 1–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 24 January 2015 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea   Cameroon 1–0 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

References

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  1. ^ "Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Ibrahima Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Ibrahima Traoré". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ^ Tittmar, Jochen (10 October 2018). "Ibrahima Traore von Gladbach im Interview: "Es gibt eindeutig ein Problem mit Rassismus"" [Interview with Ibrahima Traore von Gladbach: "There is clearly a problem with racism"]. SPOX.com (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "From Paris to the world - football's hottest talent factory". BBC Sport. 6 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Traore, Ibrahima" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Ibrahima Traoré" (in French). L'Equipe.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. ^ "1. FC Nürnberg – Hertha BSC Berlin 2:1 (2:0): Sieg auch herausgespielt" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Ibrahima Traore signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  10. ^ "VfB Stuttgart snap up Guinea's Ibrahima Traore". BBC Sport. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  11. ^ John Bennett (18 December 2013). "Guinea's Ibrahima Traore rejected Premier League move". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Guinea's Ibrahima Traore on the move in Germany". BBC Sport. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Stindl initiates turning Gladbach". Kicker. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  14. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (23 May 2017). "Traore signs new Monchengladbach dea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Jonas Hofmann hits a hat-trick as Borussia Mönchengladbach dispatch Mainz to go second". Bundesliga. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  16. ^ "FCA-Profis bei Nationalteams". fcaugsburg.de (in German). FC Augsburg. 8 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Guinée – Mali (2–0)". starafrica.com (in French). 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  18. ^ "A 100% VfB goal". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Nations Cup 2015: Traore begs club to play for Guinea". BBC Sport. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  20. ^ "2015 Nations Cup: Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Cameroon 1-1 Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  22. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 March 2016). "Ibrahima Traore agrees to Guinea return after 13-month break". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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