Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian footballer)

Abdoulaye Traoré (born 4 March 1967), nicknamed Ben Badi, is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 49 goals in 88 appearances for the Ivory Coast.

Ben Badi

Personal information
Full name	Abdoulaye Traoré
Date of birth	(1967-03-04) 4 March 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Stella Adjamé	0	(0)
1985–1986	ASEC Mimosas	6	(2)
1986	Braga	6	(0)
1986–1987	Metz B	15	(4)
1987–1988	Sète 34	19	(5)
1988–1989	Toulon Var	3	(0)
1989–1990	Olympique Avignonnais	11	(2)
1990–1995	ASEC Mimosas	84	(32)
1995–1997	Al-Orobah	21	(8)
International career
1984–1996	Ivory Coast^[1]	90	(49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made six Primeira Liga appearances for S.C. Braga.^[2]

In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.

Honours

Club

• Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
• Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 1990, 1991
• CAF Champions League runner-up: 1995

International

• Africa Cup of Nations: 1992; third place: 1986, runner-up 1994
• FIFA Confederations Cup fourth place: 1992

Individual

• Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) top scorer: 1992, 1994

References

1. Abdoulaye Traoré - Goals in International Matches
2. "Traoré (Abdoulaye Traoré)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

External links

• Abdoulaye Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com