Abdou Razack Traoré

Abdou Razack Traoré (born 28 December 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Nanjing City. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents Burkina Faso at international level.

Abdou Razack Traoré
Traoré with Lechia Gdańsk in 2010
Personal information
Full name Abdou Razack Traoré
Date of birth (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nanjing City
Youth career
0000 Excellence FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Raja Casablanca
2006–2010 Rosenborg 51 (3)
2010–2012 Lechia Gdańsk 64 (25)
2013–2014 Gaziantepspor 37 (10)
2014–2017 Karabükspor 42 (17)
2015–2016 → Konyaspor (loan) 30 (7)
2017–2019 Konyaspor 22 (0)
2019–2020 Sivasspor 9 (0)
2020 → Bursaspor (loan) 14 (4)
2020–2021 Giresunspor 26 (3)
2021–2022 Nantong Zhiyun 45 (15)
2023– Nanjing City 0 (0)
International career‡
2011– Burkina Faso 48 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2013 South Africa
Third place2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2019

Career

Rosenborg

Traoré was born in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast. He played for Raja Casablanca before he ended his contract and joined Rosenborg on a free transfer a few months later. At Rosenborg, he plays alongside his compatriot and Ivory Coast international Didier Ya Konan, who joined the club in December 2006 from homeland club ASEC Abidjan. In August 2007, it was reported by Norwegian newspapers that Traoré was beat up and robbed while being on vacation in Ivory Coast.[1]

In the November 2007 issue of World Soccer he was featured on their list of the 50 most exciting teenagers in world football.[2]

Violent episode

On 24 October 2008, it became known that Traoré knocked down fellow Rosenborg player Øyvind Storflor during a practice session.[3][4] The following day Rosenborg announced that Traoré would be banned from playing the last two matches of the season.[5]

Lechia Gdańsk

Traoré's contract would run out at the end of 2010 and his last year in Rosenborg was difficult with little amount of playing time. Rosenborg's Chief of Football Erik Hoftun stated "We thank Abdou for his spell at the club. Unfortunately, he didn't develop as much as we expected, but we wish him good luck in the future" after his departure from the Norwegian champions.[6] On 20 August 2010, Traoré was sold to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, for an undisclosed fee. On 28 August, he made his debut for Lechia in a league match against Śląsk Wrocław. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in a cup match against Górnik Zabrze. Four days later, he scored his first and second goal in a league game against Górnik Zabrze.

Gaziantepspor

On 15 January 2013, Traoré joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor on a free transfer.[7]

Sivasspor

On 31 August 2019, he has signed 1+1 year contract with Sivasspor.[8]

Nanjing City

On 1 July 2023, Traoré joined China League One side Nanjing City.[9]

International career

He made his national debut for Burkina Faso against Namibia on 27 March 2011.[10]

Personal life

The Abidjan born Traoré holds a Burkinabè passport as his parents are from Burkina Faso.[11]

Career statistics
Traoré playing for Rosenborg in 2007

Club

As of 21 December 2021[12][13][14][15]

Club Season League Cup[16] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2007 Tippeligaen 1814093 —314
2008 1511070 —231
2009 1011020 —131
2010 803110 —121
Total 51391193—797
Lechia Gdańsk 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 271261– —3313
2011–12 24400– —244
2012–13 13921– —1510
Total 642582——7227
Gaziantepspor 2012–13 Süper Lig 11200– —112
2013–14 26810– —278
Total 371010——3810
Karabükspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 251042– —2912
2016–17 17700– —177
Total 421742——4619
Konyaspor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 30750– —357
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 1000–1121
2018–19 21021–—231
Total 22021—11252
Sivasspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 9042––132
Bursaspor (loan) 2019–20 TFF First League 14442–20206
Giresunspor 2020–21 26320––283
Nantong Zhiyun 2021 China League One 16610––176
Career total 311754091933137389

International
As of 13 October 2018[12]
Burkina Faso national team
YearAppsGoals
201181
201250
201382
201430
201510
201650
201780
201821
201920
Total424

International goals
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 June 2011Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia1–04–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.17 January 2013Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa Eswatini2–03–0Friendly
3.14 August 2013Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco Morocco2–02–1Friendly
4.13 October 2018Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Botswana3–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Rosenborg

Konyaspor

References
  1. "Football player beat up and robbed". Aftenposten. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. "Traore på eksklusiv liste" [Traore on exclusive list] (in Norwegian). RBKweb.no. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Storflor slått ned på RBK-trening". VG (in Norwegian). 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. "– Jeg beklager" [I'm sorry]. NRK (in Norwegian). 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. "Traoré stenges ute i sesongavslutningen". VG Nett (in Norwegian). 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. Søraas, Frode (20 August 2010). "Traoré forlater RBK" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. "Abdou Traore transferred to Gaziantepspor on a free transfer" Archived 5 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Soccer Fame. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. "Abdou Razack Traore, Demir Grup Sivasspor´da" (in Turkish). Transfermarkt. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. "官方：前南通支云外援阿卜杜-特拉奥雷加盟南京城市" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  10. "Abdou Razack Traoré zadebiutował w reprezentacji" (in Polish). 27 March 2011. Lechia.gda.pl. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  11. "Traoré bytter landslag" [Traoré changes national team] (in Norwegian). RBKweb.no. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  12. "Traoré, Abdou Razak". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  13. Traoré career stats. Football Database.eu. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  14. Traore's Rosenborg stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  15. Traore's Turkish stats. TFF. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  16. Includes 2017 Turkish Super Cup - 1 (1)
  17. "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). NRK. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  18. "Rosenborg overlegne i superfinalen". VG Nett (in Norwegian). 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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