Adama Traoré (footballer, born 5 June 1995)

{{short description|Malian footballer}}

{{Other people|Adama Traoré}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adama Traoré

| image = File:RC Lens - US Orléans (17-05-2019) 13.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Traoré in 2019

| fullname = Adama Traoré{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 – List of Players: Mali |work=FIFA |page=14 |date=9 July 2013 |access-date=8 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829184330/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2013}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|6|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bamako, Mali

| height = 1.77 m{{cite web |url=http://fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2015/pdf/FCWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 – List of Players: TP Mazembe |work=FIFA |page=7 |date=20 December 2015 |access-date=8 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121013328/http://fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2015/pdf/FCWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=21 January 2016}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Ferencváros

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = 2011–2013

| youthclubs1 = Bamako

| years1 = 2013–2018

| clubs1 = TP Mazembe

| caps1 = 153

| goals1 = 27

| years2 = 2018–2021

| clubs2 = Metz B

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2018–2021

| clubs3 = Metz

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = → Orléans (loan)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020

| clubs5 = → Al-Adalah (loan)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps6 = 38

| goals6 = 17

| years7 = 2022–

| clubs7 = Ferencváros

| caps7 = 65

| goals7 = 21

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam1 = Mali U20

| nationalyears2 = 2015

| nationalteam2 = Mali U23

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2013–

| nationalteam3 = Mali

| nationalcaps3 = 91

| nationalgoals3 = 9

| club-update = 2 March 2025

| nationalteam-update = 17 January 2025 (UTC)

}}

Adama Traoré (born 5 June 1995), also known as Adama Malouda Traoré,{{cite news |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/37-players-in-mali-list-to-face-namibia |title=37 players in Mali list to face Namibia |work=Confederation of African Football |date=7 November 2020 |access-date=8 October 2021}} is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Mali national team.

Club career

= TP Mazembe =

In 2011, Traoré joined the youth ranks of Olympique Bamako, and in summer 2013 joined TP Mazembe.{{cite web|url=http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2018/official-metz-acquire-striker-adama-traore-from-tp-mazembe/|title=Metz acquire striker Adama Traoré from TP Mazembe |publisher=Get French Football News |accessdate=26 June 2019 |date=20 August 2018}} He made his CAF Champions League debut in a 0–0 draw to Egyptian side Zamalek in the 2014 CAF Champions League group stage.{{cite news |title=Mazembe accroche Zamalek à Alexandrie |url=http://adiac-congo.com/content/ligue-des-champions-quarts-de-finale-mazembe-accroche-zamalek-alexandrie-17703 |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=Adiac Congo |date=31 July 2014 |language=fr}} On 10 August 2014, he scored his first goal in the CAF Champions League, in a 3–1 home win against Sudanese club Al-Hilal.{{cite news |title=TP Mazembe reach African CL semis after Hilal win |url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/54/108165/Sports/Africa/TP-Mazembe-reach-African-CL-semis-after-Hilal-win.aspx |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=Al-Ahram |date=10 August 2014}} Next season, he helped Mazembe win a 5th continental title, playing in both the legs of the final against USM Alger, coming close in the second match when his shot from close range missed the target narrowly.{{cite news |title=MAZEMBE BEAT USMA TO REACH FIFTH HEAVEN |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=KdiFyqHBs3Qt9n%2fsvYOKSA%3d%3d |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=CAF |date=8 November 2015}} Mazembe thus qualified for the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, where they finished 6th after losing to Sanfrecce Hiroshima and América.{{cite news |last1=Korain |first1=Mohamed |title=TP Mazembe finish sixth after loss against Club América |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2015/12/16/cwc-tp-mazembe-sixth-loss-club-america/ |publisher=KingFut |accessdate=26 June 2019 |date=16 December 2015}}

On 20 February 2016, he won the 2016 CAF Super Cup, after a 2–1 win over Tunisian side Étoile du Sahel.{{cite news |title=TP Mazembe Clinch CAF Super Cup |url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/international/categories/world-news/caf-super-cup-report-tp-mazembe-2-0-etoile-du-sahel-20-february-2016/226242?next=true |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=Soccer Laduma |date=20 February 2016}} In the 2016 season, after losing 3–1 on aggregate to Wydad Casablanca, Mazembe qualified for the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round where they faced Stade Gabèsien. He made his CAF Confederation Cup debut in the first leg against Gabèsien and was subbed out in the 69th minute for Déo Kanda.{{cite news |title=TP Mazembe grab dramatic win over Tunisia's Stade Gabesien |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36242135 |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=BBC Sport |date=8 May 2016}} Mazembe eventually went all the way and on 6 November 2016 won their first Confederation Cup title after defeating MO Béjaïa in the final.{{cite news |title=KALABA INSPIRES MAZEMBE TO CONFED CUP TITLE |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=zIdgZHGTG0Hs%2BS5NCw5bqA%3D%3D |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=CAF |date=6 November 2016}} Mazembe retained the Confederation Cup next season, when they defeated Supersport United in the final. Traoré scored in the first leg when his strike made its way through a crowd of players leaving Ronwen Williams very little time to react.{{cite news |title=Mazembe edge United in tightly contested final |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/14theditionoftotalcafconfederationcup/news.aspx/NewsDetails?id=yKQvlLbauwyVmHtRFwudrw%3d%3d |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=CAF |date=19 November 2017}} Traoré also won the 2013–14, 2015–16 and 2016–17 league seasons with Mazembe.

= Metz =

On 20 August 2018, Traoré joined French club FC Metz on a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcmetz.com/2018-2019/actualites/equipe-pro/adama-traore-est-messin|title=Adama Traoré est Messin !|trans-title=Adama Traoré is a Metz player!|date=20 August 2018|publisher=FC Metz|language=French}} He made his Ligue 2 debut on 17 September, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Opa Nguette in a 3–1 away victory over Béziers.{{cite news|url=https://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/sports/2018/09/17/football-suivez-en-direct-le-match-as-beziers-fc-metz |title=Revivez la victoire du FC Metz à Béziers (1-3) |work=Le Républicain Lorrain |accessdate=26 June 2019 |date=17 September 2018 |language=fr}} In January 2019, he was loaned to Orléans of the same league until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://orleansloiretfoot.com/officiel-adama-traore-fc-metz-prete-a-luso-jusqua-la-fin-de-saison/|title=Adama Traoré (FC Metz) prêté à l'USO jusqu'à la fin de saison|trans-title=Adama Traoeé (FC Metz_ loaned to USO until the end of the season|publisher=US Orléans|date=31 January 2019|accessdate=11 February 2019|language=French}}

Traoré was loaned to Al-Adalah FC of the Saudi Professional League on 19 January 2020, for the rest of the season.{{cite news |title=Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/official-metz-send-adama-traore-on-loan-to-al-adalah-fc/ |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=19 January 2020}} In July, the loan was extended until September so he could finish the season which had been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |title=FC Metz : le prêt d'Adama Traoré en Arabie Saoudite prolongé |url=https://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/sport/2020/07/06/fc-metz-le-pret-d-adama-traore-en-arabie-saoudite-prolonge |accessdate=30 July 2020 |work=Le Républicain Lorrain |date=6 July 2020 |language=French}}

= Sheriff Tiraspol =

On 10 February 2021, Traoré signed for Sheriff Tiraspol.{{cite web |title=Добро пожаловать, Адама Траоре |url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/dobro-pozhalovat-adama-traore/ |website=fc-sheriff.com/ |publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol |access-date=10 February 2021 |language=Russian |date=10 February 2021}}

On 15 September 2021, Traoré scored against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in what was Sheriff Tiraspol's first ever UEFA Champions League match. The team went on to win 2–0.{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032727/|title=Sheriff v Shakhtar game report|date=15 September 2021}}

=Ferencváros=

On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |date=2023-05-05 |title=NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-a-ferencvaros-megszerezte-34-bajnoki-cimet-2955187 |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=NSO.hu |language=hu}}{{Cite web |title=Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/hungary/nb-i/20222023/regular-season/r69309/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=int.soccerway.com}}

On 6 August 2023, he scored his first goal in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season against Fehérvár FC at the Sóstói Stadion.{{Cite web |title=Fehérvár vs. Ferencváros - 6 August 2023 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/06/hungary/nb-i/fc-fehervar/ferencvarosi-torna-club/4092453/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=int.soccerway.com}}

On 20 April 2024, the FerencvárosKisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season{{Cite web |title=Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda - 20 April 2024 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/20/hungary/nb-i/ferencvarosi-torna-club/varda-se/4092611/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=int.soccerway.com}} which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros |url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo-nb-i/2024/04/bajnok-lett-a-ferencvaros |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}{{Cite web |date=20 April 2024 |title=Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row |url=https://en.mlsz.hu/hir/ferencvaros-crowned-hungarian-champions-for-sixth-year-in-a-row}}

On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.{{Cite web |last=FC |first=PAKSI |date=2024-05-15 |title=KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK! |url=https://paksifc.hu/news/view/11427/mol-magyar-kupa/kupadonto-paks-frad-hamarosan |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=paksifc.hu |language=hu}}{{Cite web |title=Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final |url=https://www.fradi.hu/en/football/men-s/news/defeat-in-the-mol-hungarian-cup-final |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.fradi.hu |language=en}}

International career

Traoré was part of the Mali under-20 team who participated in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf|title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=27 June 2019}} He only played one match where he was withdrawn at half time for Tiécoro Keita, in a 4–1 defeat against Mexico, as Mali went down in the group stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=259235/match=300232819/match-report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918175702/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=259235/match=300232819/match-report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 September 2015 |title=Mexico give themselves hope |publisher=FIFA |date=28 June 2013 |accessdate=27 June 2019}}

On 6 July 2013, Traoré made his national team debut in a 3–1 2014 CHAN qualification win over Guinea. On 6 January 2014, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.{{cite web |title=THE 23 EAGLES OF MALI |url=https://en.africatopsports.com/2014/01/06/chan-2014-the-23-eagles-of-mali/ |publisher=Africa Top Sports |accessdate=27 June 2019 |date=6 January 2014}} Five days later, he scored his first ever senior international goal in the 2–1 opening match win against Nigeria, nutmegging keeper Chigozie Agbim in a 2–1 win.{{cite news |title=Mali pull off shock win over Nigeria |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25699395 |accessdate=27 June 2019 |agency=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2014}} After topping the group ahead of Nigeria, Mali were knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals, 2–1 by Zimbabwe.{{cite news |title=Nigeria and Zimbabwe through to semi-finals |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25897213 |accessdate=27 June 2019 |agency=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2014}} In November 2015, Traoré was named in Mali's 21-man squad for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u-23africacupofnations/news.aspx/NewsDetails?id=1AOYA%2bqGK9B%2bCzrEmn0LBw%3d%3d |title=Egypt, Mali, Nigeria make changes to squads |publisher=CAF |accessdate=27 June 2019 |date=28 November 2015}}

On 16 June 2019, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.{{cite news |last1=Soliman |first1=Seif |title=Moussa Djenepo, Moussa Marega lead Mali squad for 2019 AFCON |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2019/06/16/mali-moussa-djenepo-moussa-marega-afcon/ |accessdate=26 June 2019 |agency=KingFut |date=16 June 2019}} On 24 June 2019, he scored in his side's 4–1 opening match win against Mauritania, coming on in the 61st minute for Adama Noss Traoré.{{cite news |title=Mali 4–1 Mauritania |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48658644 |accessdate=17 November 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 June 2019}}

Personal life

Traoré was an international teammate of a player of the same name, who was born in the same month. The two were also at Metz at the same time.{{cite news |title=Mercato - Metz : un deuxième Adama Traoré recruté ! (officiel)|trans-title=Transfer market - Metz: a second Adama Traoré recruited! (official) |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/metz-un-deuxieme-adama-traore-recrute-officiel |accessdate=23 October 2019 |publisher=Afrik Foot |date=1 September 2019 |language=French}} To distinguish between them, the latter was also known as Adama Noss Traoré.{{cite news |title=FC Metz : Adama Noss Traoré, la petite étincelle en plus |trans-title=FC Metz: Adama Noss Traoré, more of the little spark|url=https://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/sport/2019/10/01/fc-metz-adama-noss-traore-la-petite-etincelle-en-plus |accessdate=23 October 2019 |work=Le Républican Lorrain |date=1 October 2019 |language=French}}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 2 March 2025}}{{soccerway|adama-traore/346045}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Moldovan Cup, Magyar Kupa}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz

|2018–19

|Ligue 2

|2

00020colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–40
Orléans (loan)

|2018–19

|Ligue 2

|6

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–60
Al-Adalah (loan)

|2019–20

|Saudi Pro League

|16

100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–161
rowspan="3"|Sheriff Tiraspol

|2020–21

|rowspan="2"|Divizia Națională

|15

931colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–1810
2021–22

|23

830colspan="2"|–16{{efn|Fourteen appearances and six goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}71{{efn|Appearance in Moldovan Super Cup|name=MSC}}04314
colspan="2"|Total

!38

1761colspan="2"|–167106124
rowspan="4"|Ferencváros

|2022–23

|rowspan="3"|Nemzeti Bajnokság I

|30

1100colspan="2"|–15{{efn|Six appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League}}7colspan="2"|–4518
2023–24

|13

741colspan="2"|–10{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa Conference League}}6colspan="2"|–2717
2024–25

|22

300colspan="2"|–16{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League}}5colspan=2|–388
colspan="2"|Total

!65

2141colspan="2"|–4117colspan="2"|–11043
colspan="3"|Career total

!127

391022057241019867

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=International=

{{Updated|match played 15 November 2024}}{{NFT|52840}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="11"|Mali

|2013

30
201441
201520
201730
201851
2019124
202020
202182
202280
202351
202430
colspan="2"|Total579

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

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Adama Traoré

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|111 January 2014Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa{{fb|NGA}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–12014 African Nations Championship
align="center"|29 September 2018Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan{{fb|SSD}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|3–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|323 March 2019Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali{{fb|SSD}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|3–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|423 June 2019Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt{{fb|MTN}}align="center"|4–1align="center"|4–12019 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|55 September 2019Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia{{fb|KSA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–1Friendly
align="center"|614 November 2019Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali{{fb|GUI}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|71 September 2021Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco{{fb|RWA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|87 October 2021Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco{{fb|KEN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|5–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|924 March 2023Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali{{fb|GAM}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

References

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