![]() Traoré with Mali U20 in 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Adama Traoré[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 28 June 1995 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Amedspor | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | JMG Academy Bamako | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2013–2014 | AS Bakaridjan | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | Lille | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||
2014 | → Royal Mouscron (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2020 | Monaco | 22 | (5) | |||||||||||
2017 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Metz (loan) | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
2020–2022 | Hatayspor | 52 | (1) | |||||||||||
2022–2024 | Hull City | 36 | (3) | |||||||||||
2024– | Amedspor | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Mali U20 | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||
2015– | Mali | 39 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Adama Traoré (born 28 June 1995), also known as Adama Noss Traoré,[3] is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF Second League club Amedspor and the Mali national team since 2015.
After winning the Golden Ball as best player at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he made his senior debut for Mali. He represented the country at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2019.
Club career
[edit]Mali and Lille
[edit]Born in Bamako, Traoré joined his hometown's JMG Academy at the age of 12 in 2007. Five years later he joined Malian Première Division club AS Bakaridjan where he was only able to play three games before he got injured.
In January 2014, Traoré signed for Ligue 1 club Lille and was immediately loaned out to Belgian Second Division club Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 24 September 2014, in a 1–0 away defeat against Nice.[4] On 7 January 2015, he scored his first competitive goal at senior level for Lille in a 1–0 home-league win over Thonon Évian Savoie F. C.[5]
Monaco
[edit]On 10 July 2015, Traoré joined AS Monaco on a four-year deal worth €14 million.[6] On 4 August, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–0 win against Young Boys in the third qualifying round, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Mario Pašalić.[7]
In January 2017, Traoré was loaned out until the end of the season to Primeira Liga side Rio Ave FC.[8] He played seven games for the team from Vila do Conde, and scored the only goal of their win at Boavista on 1 April.[9]
In January 2019, he was loaned out for the same duration to Belgian First Division A side Cercle Brugge KSV.[10] On 31 August, he went on a season-long loan to fellow Ligue 1 club Metz.[11] He scored his first goal for them on 23 November, equalising in a 1–1 home draw with Reims.[12]
Hatayspor
[edit]On 11 September 2020, Traoré moved to Hatayspor of the Turkish Süper Lig, on a two-year deal with the option of a third.[13]
Hull City
[edit]On 1 September 2022, Traoré signed for EFL Championship club Hull City on a two-year deal.[14] He made his debut for Hull City on 25 February 2023, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Greg Docherty, in a 1–0 loss away to Bristol City.[15] On 10 April 2023, Traoré scored his first goal for the Tigers, with the only goal in a 1–0 win at home to Millwall.[16] On 19 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[17]
Amedspor
[edit]On 25 June 2024, it was announed that Traoré would sign for TFF Second League club Amedspor once his Hull contract expired.[18]
International career
[edit]Traoré was part of the Mali under-20 team who participated in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[19] During the competition, he scored four goals and had three assists, and helped Mali win the bronze medal and earned himself the Adidas Golden Ball as the best player in the competition.[20]
On 9 October 2015, Traoré made his national team debut in a 4–1 friendly win over Burkina Faso. On 4 September 2016, he scored his first international goal in a 5–2 win against Benin in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[21] On 4 January 2017, Traoré was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, and was unused as the team were eliminated in the group stage.[22] Two years later, on 16 June 2019, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[23] On 24 June 2019, he scored in his side's 4–1 opening match win against Mauritania.[24]
Personal life
[edit]Traoré was an international teammate of a player of the same name, who was born in the same month. The two were also at Metz at the same time.[25] To distinguish between them, Traoré was also known as Adama Noss Traoré.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 20 April 2024.
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AS Bakaridjan | 2013–14 | Malian Première Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Lille | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Royal Excel Mouscron (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Monaco | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | |||
Rio Ave (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[f] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
FC Metz (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Hatayspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
Total | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 54 | 1 | |||||
Hull City | 2022–23 | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
Total | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 160 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 13 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Second Division promotion play-offs
- ^ One appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
International
[edit]- As of 11 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Mali | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | 3 | 0 | |
2016 | 2 | 1 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 4 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 September 2016 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | ![]() |
4–1 | 5–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2 | 26 March 2019 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
3 | 23 June 2019 | Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 – List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 19 June 2015. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Adama Traoré at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "FC Metz : Adama Noss Traoré, la petite étincelle en plus" [FC Metz: Adama Noss Traoré, more of the little spark]. Le Républican Lorrain (in French). 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Qui es-tu, Adama "Noss" Traoré ?" [Who are you, Adama "Noss" Traoré?] (in French). Lille OSC. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Gibney, Andrew (2 July 2015). "Meet Adama Traore – the Lille midfielder recently named the best player at the U20 World Cup". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Monaco pour Adama Traoré" [Monaco for Adama Traoré]. France Football (in French). 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Moncao v Young Boys (Third Qualifying Round – 2nd leg)". UEFA. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Adama Traoré à Rio Ave" [Adama Traoré to Rio Ave] (in French). Orange Football Club. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Rio Ave vence em casa do Boavista e sobe ao sétimo lugar da I Liga" [Rio Ave win at Boavista's ground and rise to seventh place in I Liga]. Observador (in Portuguese). 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Welkom bij Cercle Brugge, Adama Traoré!" [Welcome to Cercle Brugge, Adama Traoré!] (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "FC Metz : le milieu offensif Adama Traoré prêté par l'AS Monaco" [FC Metz: attacking midfielder Adama Traoré loaned by AS Monaco]. Le Républican Lorrain (in French). 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Les notes de Metz-Reims : première pour Noss Traoré, Oudin en panne" [The notes from Metz-Reims: first for Noss Traoré, Oudin injured]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Transferts : Adama Traoré quitte Monaco et rejoint Hatayspor (Turquie)" [Transfers: Adama Traoré leaves Monaco and joins Hatayspor (Turkey)]. L'Équipe (in French). 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Traoré completes Hull City move". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Bristol City 1–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Hull City 1–0 Millwall". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Greg Docherty to leave as Hull City release seven players". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Mail, Harry (25 June 2024). "Adama Traore finds new club after Hull City exit". The72 – Football League News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Mali's magician Traore nets top honour". FIFA. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "MALI THUMP BENIN IN BAMAKO". African Football. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Mali : 3 recalés, la liste des 23 pour la CAN" [Mali: 3 eliminated, the list of 23 for the ACN] (in French). Afrik Foot. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Soliman, Seif (16 June 2019). "Moussa Djenepo, Moussa Marega lead Mali squad for 2019 AFCON". KingFut. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Mali 4–1 Mauritania". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Mercato – Metz : un deuxième Adama Traoré recruté ! (officiel)" [Transfer market – Metz: a second Adama Traoré recruited! (official)] (in French). Afrik Foot. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Adama Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Adama Traoré at WorldFootball.net
- Adama Traoré at Soccerway
- Adama Traoré at Hull City