Mahamane Traoré
Malian footballer
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Mahamane El Hadji Traoré (born 31 August 1988) is a Malian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Internationally, he represented Mali.
Full name
Mahamane El Hadji Traoré
Date of birth
31 August 1988
Place of birth
Bamako, Mali
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahamane El Hadji Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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.
| 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]
