Boubacar Traoré (footballer, born 2001)

Boubacar Traoré (born 20 August 2001) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mali national team.[4]

Boubacar Traoré
Traoré with Metz in 2021
Personal information
Full name Boubacar Traoré[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001[2]
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2019 AS de Bamako
2019–2020 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Metz II 6 (0)
2021–2023 Metz 32 (2)
2022–2023 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 10 (0)
2023– Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (0)
International career‡
2019 Mali U20 9 (2)
2019 Mali U23 3 (0)
2022– Mali 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mali
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal – third placeMorocco 2023U-23 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2022

Club career

Boubacar Traoré made his professional debut for FC Metz on the 10 May 2021, coming as a substitute of Kévin N'Doram in a Ligue 1 home game against Nîmes.[5]

Traoré made a deadline day move to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 September 2022, on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy in the summer of 2023.[6]

Traoré made his Wolves debut in a 0–3 home defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League on 17 September 2022.[7]

Traoré scored his first goal for Wolves in a home EFL Cup game against Premier League rivals Leeds United to win the game 1–0 on 9 November 2022.[8]

On 1 February 2023, Wolves announced that Traoré's performances for the club had triggered a clause in his loan agreement that would make his move to Wolves permanent, effective 1 July 2023.[9]

International career

Traoré made his debut for the Mali senior national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Algeria on 16 November 2022.[10]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Malian under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco,[11][12] where the Eagles finished in third place and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[13][14]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz II 2019–20 Championnat National 3 60———60
Metz 2020–21 Ligue 1 2100——21
2021–22 Ligue 1 27110——281
2022–23 Ligue 2 30———30
Total 32210——332
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 1000011—111
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023–24 Premier League 600020—80
Total 1600031—191
Career total 542103100583

International
As of match played 15 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202210
Total10

Honours

Mali U23

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 Squads Confirm". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. "Boubacar Traoré: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. Boubacar Traoré at Soccerway
  5. Maltret, Laurent (9 May 2021). "Metz - Nîmes en direct, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 36e journée, Dimanche 09 Mai 2021". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. Stone, Simon (1 September 2022). "Boubacar Traore: Wolves sign midfielder on season-long loan from Metz". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. Stone, Simon (17 September 2022). "Wolves 0–3 Manchester City: Erling Haaland scores again in dominant win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. Smith, Emma (9 November 2022). "Carabao Cup: Wolves 1–0 Leeds - Boubacar Traore fires hosts into last 16". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  9. "Boubacar to become permanent signing". www.wolves.co.uk. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  10. Mehenni (Alger), Sofiane; Mehenni (Alger), Sofiane (16 November 2022). "Algérie 1 - Mali 1 : Un bon test pour les Verts". Africa Foot United.
  11. "Mali stages comeback to defeat Gabon in TotalEnergies CAF U-23 AFCON | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. "Mali U23 vs. Gabon U23 - 25 June 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. "Mali's U23 team ends 20-year wait, qualifies for Paris Olympics | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. "CAN 2023 : le Mali se qualifie aux JO 2024". Sport News Africa (in French). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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