Mahamane Traoré

Mahamane Traoré

Personal information
Full name	Mahamane El Hadji Traoré
Date of birth	(1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2005	Cercle Olympique
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Nice B	30	(4)
2006–2016	Nice	100	(9)
2010–2012	→ Metz (loan)	36	(5)
2017	Žalgiris	10	(0)
Total		176	(18)
International career
	Mali U17
2005–2014	Mali	32	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahamane El Hadji Traoré (born 31 August 1988) is a Malian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Internationally, he represented Mali.

Career

Traoré played for Cercle Olympique de Bamako.

He earned his first cap with Mali in June 2005. At the youth level he played in the 2005 African U-17 Championship, scoring two goals.^[1]

On 17 February 2017, Traoré signed with Lithuanian club Žalgiris of the A Lyga.^[2]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.

List of international goals scored by Mahamane Traoré

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 June 2011	Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe		2–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	3 September 2011	Bamako, Mali	Cape Verde		3–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Mali

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013^[3][4]

References

1. "African U-17 Championship 2005". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
2. "Skambus papildymas iš Prancūzijos čempionato". Fkzalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
3. "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
4. "African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results". Syndication.bleacherreport.com.

External links

• Mahamane Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Frenchleague.com