Alain Traoré

Alain Traoré
Personal information

Full name	Sibiri Alain Traoré^[1]^[2]
Date of birth	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988
Place of birth	Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Kayserispor
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2004	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)
2016–	Kayserispor	4	(0)
National team^‡
2006–	Burkina Faso	33	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:01, 8 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2015

Sibiri Alain Traoré (born 1 January 1988 in Bobo Dioulasso) commonly known as Alain Traoré, is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a striker for Kayserispor, and the Burkina Faso national team. Traoré started his career with local side Planète Champion before moving to France as a 17-year-old.

Club career

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

On 4 January 2009, he was loaned out to Stade Brest 29 for six months. He returned to AJ Auxerre on 31 June 2009.^[5]

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

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

International career

Traoré first 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.^[7] Traoré 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.

Club statistics

As of 17 May 2014^[8]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre	2006–07	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2007–08	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2008–09	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Brest (loan)	2008–09	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	3
Brest (loan)	Total	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	3
Auxerre	2009–10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11	20	5	1	0	1	0	3	0	25	5
	2011–12	27	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	9
	Total	48	14	1	0	1	0	3	0	53	14
Lorient	2012–13	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	6
	2013–14	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	2
	2014–15	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total	38	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	40	8
AS Monaco (loan)	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AS Monaco (loan)	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Club total		108	25	3	0	2	0	3	0	116	25

Personal life

His youngest brother, Bertrand Traoré plays for English football club Chelsea.^[9] The two were part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

References

↑ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations – Group B rosters" (PDF). CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
↑ "Illay Shomer". Foot Mercato. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
↑ "Exclusive: Traoré driven by Fergie promise". Ligue1.com. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
↑ "Traore: Auxerre was the right choice". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
↑ Alain Traoré – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
↑ "Alain Traoré joins AS Monaco". http://www.asm-fc.com/. AS Monaco FC. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ Julián Díaz Rubio; Kalumiana Kalumiana. "African U-17 Championship 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
↑ "Alain Traoré". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
↑ "Chelsea : Bertrand Traoré a signé" (in French). Football Africa 365. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

External links

Official website of Alain Traoré
Alain Traoré Lorient profile
Alain Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com

Kayserispor – current squad

1 Muammer 3 Anıl 4 Gülen 6 Mabiala 7 Sow 8 Kubilay 9 Umut Bulut 10 Türüç 11 Welliton 13 Umut Sönmez 14 Furkan 15 Stevanović 16 Ahamada 17 Duruer 19 Mert 20 Traoré 22 Nakoulma 27 Ufuk 30 Özyıldırım 35 Mijailović 39 Karakuş 76 Kana-Biyik 89 Erkam Manager: Kutlu

Burkina Faso squads

Burkina Faso squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Diakité 2 Gnanou 3 D. Koné 4 Tall 5 Koffi 6 B. Koné 7 Rouamba 8 Kéré 9 Dagano 10 Al. Traoré 11 Pitroipa 12 Nakoulma 13 Bancé 14 Balima 15 Narcisse 16 Sawadogo 17 Koulibaly 18 Kaboré 19 B. Traoré 20 Ouédraogo 21 Ab. Traoré 22 Panandétiguiri 23 Sanou Coach: Duarte

Burkina Faso squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up

1 Diakité 2 Dah 3 H. Traoré 4 B. Koné 5 Koffi 6 D. Koné 7 Rouamba 8 P. Koulibaly 9 Dagano (c) 10 Al. Traoré 11 Pitroipa 12 Panandétiguiri 13 Ouattara 14 Balima 15 Bancé 16 Soulama 17 Rabo 18 Kaboré 19 P.P. Koulibaly 20 W. Sanou 21 A.R. Traoré 22 Nakoulma 23 G. Sanou Coach: Put

Burkina Faso squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Fofana 2 Yago 3 Yedan 4 B. Koné 5 Koffi 6 D. Koné 7 Rouamba 8 Koulibaly 9 Gouo 10 Al. Traoré 11 Pitroipa 12 Guira 13 Bambara 14 Balima 15 Bancé 16 Soulama 17 Zongo 18 Kaboré (c) 19 B. Traoré 20 Ouédraogo 21 Ab. Traoré 22 Nakoulma 23 Sanou Coach: Put

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