| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamadou Sekou Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back [1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Guoan | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Elche Ilicitano [2] | ||
| 2013 | → Alicante (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Stade Malien (loan) | ||
| 2015 | SW Florida Adrenaline [3] | ||
| 2015–2016 | Platense [4] | 19 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Alta de Lisboa | ||
| 2017–2020 | Marítimo B | 38 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Torreense | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Estrela da Amadora | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Vojvodina | 32 | (1) |
| 2023 | Muaither | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Beijing Guoan | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Mali | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Mamadou Sekou Traoré (born 3 October 1994) is a Malian footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan and the Mali national team. [5]
Club career
Traoré started his senior career with Elche Ilicitano. After that, he played for Florida Adrenaline and Platense. In 2017, he signed for Marítimo in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He played for the B squad and the Under-23 team with that club, making one appearance for the first team in Taça da Liga.
On 2 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Estrela da Amadora. [6]
On 14 February 2024, Traoré signed with Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. [7]
International career
He made his debut for Mali national football team on 24 March 2021 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea. [8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Platense | 2015–16 | Honduran Liga Nacional | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Marítimo B | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Marítimo | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Torreense | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Estrela | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| Vojvodina | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| Muaither | 2023–24 | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 155 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of 17 October 2023
| Mali | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ Mamadou Traoré at WorldFootball.net
- ^ El Elche ficha a Mamadou Diario Información
- ^ Soccer: Southwest Florida Adrenaline announce 2015 roster Naples Daily News
- ^ El 'Pogba' de Mali es oficializado como nuevo jugador de Platense Diario Deportivo Diez
- ^ "Мамаду Траоре из Малија нови штопер Војводине" (in Serbian). Dnevnik.rs. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Bem-vindo Traoré" (in Portuguese). Estrela da Amadora. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "古加、特拉奥雷、林良铭、何宇鹏、张一轩今日正式加..." (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Guinea v Mali game report". ESPN. 24 March 2021.
External links
- Mamadou Traoré, a Malian who already lives as a Honduran at archive.today (archived 6 November 2019)
- Mamadou Traoré, the 'Paul Pogba' from Mali looking for an opportunity in Platense at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 March 2016)
- Mamadou's dream takes shape in Elche at archive.today (archived 26 March 2020)
- Mamadou Traoré at Soccerway
- Mamadou Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
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