Abdou Razack Traoré (born 28 December 1988) is an Ivorian-born Burkinabe professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Nantong Zhiyun.
![]() Traoré with Lechia Gdańsk in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Abdou Razack Traoré | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 33) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Nantong Zhiyun | |||||||||||||||
Number | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
0000 | Excellence FC | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Raja Casablanca | |||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Rosenborg | 51 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Lechia Gdańsk | 64 | (25) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Gaziantepspor | 37 | (10) | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Karabükspor | 42 | (17) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Konyaspor (loan) | 30 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Konyaspor | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Sivasspor | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Giresunspor | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Nantong Zhiyun | 32 | (13) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2011– | Burkina Faso | 48 | (4) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2019 |
Traoré was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He played for Raja Casablanca before he ended his contract and joined Rosenborg on a free transfer a few months later. At Rosenborg, he plays alongside his compatriot and Ivory Coast international Didier Ya Konan, who joined the club in December 2006 from homeland club ASEC Abidjan. In August 2007, it was reported by Norwegian newspapers that Traoré was beat up and robbed while being on vacation in Ivory Coast.[1]
In the November 2007 issue of World Soccer he was featured on their list of the 50 most exciting teenagers in world football.[2]
On 24 October 2008, it became known that Traoré knocked down fellow Rosenborg player Øyvind Storflor during a practice session.[3][4] The following day Rosenborg announced that Traoré would be banned from playing the last two matches of the season.[5]
Traoré's contract would run out at the end of 2010 and his last year in Rosenborg was difficult with little amount of playing time. Rosenborg's Chief of Football Erik Hoftun stated "We thank Abdou for his spell at the club. Unfortunately, he didn't develop as much as we expected, but we wish him good luck in the future" after his departure from the Norwegian champions.[6] On 20 August 2010, Traoré was sold to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, for an undisclosed fee. On 28 August, he made his debut for Lechia in a league match against Śląsk Wrocław. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in a cup match against Górnik Zabrze. Four days later, he scored his first and second goal in a league game against Górnik Zabrze.
On 15 January 2013, Traoré joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor on a free transfer.[7]
On 31 August 2019, he has signed 1+1 year contract with Sivasspor.[8]
He made his national debut for Burkina Faso against Namibia on 27 March 2011.[9]
The Abidjan born Traoré holds a Burkinabè passport as his parents are from Burkina Faso.[10]
As of 21 December 2021[11][12][13][14]
Club | Season | League | Cup[15] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rosenborg | 2007 | Tippeligaen | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 31 | 4 | |
2008 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2009 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | 79 | 7 | |||
Lechia Gdańsk | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | – | — | 33 | 13 | ||
2011–12 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
2012–13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | — | 15 | 10 | ||||
Total | 64 | 25 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 72 | 27 | ||||
Gaziantepspor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | — | 11 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
Total | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | ||||
Karabükspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | – | — | 29 | 12 | ||
2016–17 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | — | 17 | 7 | ||||
Total | 42 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 19 | ||||
Konyaspor (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | – | — | 35 | 7 | ||
Konyaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||
Sivasspor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
Bursaspor (loan) | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
Giresunspor | 2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
Nantong Zhiyun | 2021 | China League One | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 6 | ||
Career total | 311 | 75 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 373 | 89 |
Burkina Faso national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2011 | 8 | 1 |
2012 | 5 | 0 |
2013 | 8 | 2 |
2014 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 5 | 0 |
2017 | 8 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 42 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 June 2011 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 17 January 2013 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
3. | 14 August 2013 | Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
4. | 13 October 2018 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Rosenborg
Konyaspor
Burkina Faso squads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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