Ibrahim Traoré (footballer)

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Ibrahim Traoré
Traoré with Slavia Prague in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Benjamin Traoré[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-16) 16 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Viktoria Plzeň
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 CO Korhogo ? (?)
2011–2013 AS Tanda ? (?)
2013–2014 Al-Ahly Benghazi ? (?)
2014–2016 Táborsko 48 (9)
2016–2019 Zlín 52 (2)
2018Slavia Prague (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2023 Slavia Prague 100 (10)
2023– Viktoria Plzeň 17 (2)
International career
2019– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Ibrahim Benjamin Traoré (born 16 September 1988) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech First League.

Club career[edit]

Traoré began his career with Ivorian clubs CO Korhogo and AS Tanda, before signing for Al-Ahly Benghazi of the Libyan Premier League in 2013.[2] In 2014, he moved to Táborsko in the Czech National Football League, the second tier of football in the Czech Republic. After a break-out season in the 2015–16 Czech National Football League, he moved to the top league side Zlín in September 2016.[3]

On 3 September 2018, Slavia Prague announced that they had signed Traoré on loan, with an obligation to buy.[4]

In January 2019, Traoré signed a contract with Slavia Prague for an undisclosed fee.[5]

In June 2023, Traoré signed a one-year contract with Viktoria Plzeň for an undisclosed fee.[6]

International career[edit]

In November 2019, he received his first international call up from the Ivory Coast national team, aged 31.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 25 June 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Táborsko 2013–14 Czech National Football League 4 0 0 0 4 0
2014–15 22 4 2 1 24 5
2015–16 18 3 2 0 20 3
2016–17 4 2 1 0 5 2
Total 48 9 5 1 53 10
Zlín 2016–17 Czech First League 23 0 5 0 28 0
2017–18 22 2 3 0 6 0 1 0 32 2
2018–19 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 52 2 8 0 6 0 1 0 67 2
Slavia Prague (loan) 2018–19 Czech First League 7 0 2 0 6 0 15 0
Slavia Prague 2018–19 9 2 3 0 5 1 17 3
2019–20 25 3 1 0 6 0 1 0 33 3
2020–21 25 0 5 1 9 0 39 1
2021–22 29 4 3 1 16 4 48 9
2022–23 12 1 2 0 10 1 24 2
Total 100 10 14 2 46 6 1 0 161 18
Career total 207 19 29 3 58 6 2 0 296 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Zlínský klub posílil kádr o nového hráče!". FC FASTAV Zlín (in Czech). Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ibrahim Traoré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Traore chce žít Wilfriedův příběh. Teď odchází z Táborska do Zlína". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Ibrahim Traoré joins Slavia on loan". SK Slavia Prague. 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Tým je kompletní. Olayinka i Traoré vyhlížejí úspěšné jaro" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Traoré po pěti letech v pražské Slavii přestoupil do Plzně. S Viktorií podepsal smlouvu na jeden rok". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Ibrahim Traore receives first Ivory Coast call-up at 31". BBC Sport. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

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