Aboubacar Traoré (footballer, born 1997)

Aboubacar Traoré
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-31) 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)
* 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.
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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

Maniema Union

Burkina Faso

References

  1. ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Ivory Coast 2024-12-28". National Football Teams.
  2. ^ "Zanzibar stop Burkina Faso to win Mapinduzi Cup". CECAFA. 13 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Aboubacar Traoré". National Football Teams.