Adama Traoré (footballer, born 1995)

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Adama Traoré

Traoré with Mali U20s in March 2015
Personal information
Full name Adama Traoré
Date of birth (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Monaco
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2013 JMG Academy Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 AS Bakaridjan 3 (0)
2014–2015 Lille 20 (2)
2014Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) 2 (0)
2015– Monaco 10 (2)
National team
2014–2015 Mali U20 11 (4)
2015– Mali 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2015

Adama Traoré (born 28 June 1995) is a Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club AS Monaco.

Club career

Born on 28 June 1995, in Bamako, Mali, Traoré began his career playing in the youth ranks of the Bamako JMG Academy before joining AS Bakaridjan in the top flight.[1] In January 2014, he signed with French club Lille and was immediately loaned out to Belgian second division side Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 24 September 2014 against OGC Nice in a 1–0 away defeat.[2] Traoré scored his first goal at senior level for Lille against Evian on 7 January 2015.

International career

Traoré was a member of the Mali national under-20 team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[3] During the competition, he scored 4 goals and had 3 assists, helping Mali win the bronze medal and earning himself the Adidas Golden Ball as the best player in the competition.[4]

References

  1. "Qui es-tu, Adama "Noss" Traoré ?" (in French). LOSC.fr. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Nice vs. Lille – 24 September 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. "Mali's magician Traore nets top honour". FIFA. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

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