Aboubacar Traoré (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Bobo Sport | ||
| 2018–2020 | Accra Hearts of Oak | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sya Foot | ||
| 2022–2023 | Bobo Sport | ||
| 2023–2025 | AS SONABEL | 41 | (15) |
| 2025 | Maniema Union | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Burkina Faso | 5 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:24, 9 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Aboubacar Traoré (born 31 January 1997) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for the Burkina Faso national team.
International career
Traoré debuted for Burkina Faso during 2024 African Nations Championship qualification on 22 December 2024 against Ivory Coast; he scored his first goal for Burkina Faso during the second leg.[1]
He was called up again to the Burkina Faso national team for the Mapinduzi Cup in January 2025. During the tournament, he scored two goals including a goal during the final against Zanzibar.[2] He became the joint top scorer of the tournament alongside his teammate Clément Pitroipa.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 13 January 2025.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 December 2025 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 2 | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–0 (4–2 p) | 2024 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2. | 4 January 2025 | Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar | 3 | Kenya | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 Mapinduzi Cup |
| 3. | 13 January 2025 | 5 | Zanzibar | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Honours
Accra Hearts of Oak
AS SONABEL
- Burkinabé Premier League: runner-up 2024–25; third place 2023–24
Maniema Union
Burkina Faso
- Mapinduzi Cup: runner-up 2025
References
- ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Ivory Coast 2024-12-28". National Football Teams.
- ^ "Zanzibar stop Burkina Faso to win Mapinduzi Cup". CECAFA. 13 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Aboubacar Traoré". National Football Teams.