Abdou Traore

Abdoulaye Traoré is a Malian football player who currently plays for French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux in Ligue 1. Traoré began his career with Cercle Olympique de Bamako, where he played his first professional season in the Malien Premiere Division. After one year in the Malien Premiere Division he was in signed by FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 2006. During his time with CO Bamako, he made 47 appearences and scored 14 goals. Traoré is former member of Mali youth teams and played his first Les Aigles game on 11 February 2009 against Angola national football team. He played 43 games over two years for Bordeaux\'s reserve team, scoring three goals, before being promoted to the Ligue 1 team in July 2008. From 2010 to 2011 he was on loan to Nice where he played in 23 matches and scored a goal in the process. He also plays for his national team Mali.