Mamadou Sekou Traoré (born 3 October 1994) is a Malian professional footballer who plays at centre-back for Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo and the Mali national team.[5]
 Traoré with Beijing Guoan in July 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamadou Sekou Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dalian Yingbo | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Elche Ilicitano[2] | ||
| 2013 | → Alicante (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Stade Malien (loan) | ||
| 2015 | SW Florida Adrenaline[3] | ||
| 2015–2016 | Platense[4] | 19 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Alta de Lisboa | ||
| 2017–2020 | Marítimo B | 38 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Torreense | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Estrela da Amadora | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Vojvodina | 32 | (1) |
| 2023 | Muaither | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | Dalian Yingbo | 34 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Mali | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Club career
editTraoré started his senior career with Elche Ilicitano. After that, he played for Florida Adrenaline and Platense. In 2017, he signed for Marítimo in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He played for the B squad and the Under-23 team with that club, making one appearance for the first team in Taça da Liga.
On 2 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Estrela da Amadora.[6]
On 14 February 2024, Traoré signed with Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[7] On 2 March 2024, Traoré made his debut for Guoan in a 2–0 away win against Cangzhou Mighty Lions.[8]
On 15 January 2025, Traoré signed with Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo as free agent.[9]
International career
editHe made his debut for Mali national football team on 24 March 2021 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 31 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Platense | 2015–16 | Honduran Liga Nacional | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Marítimo B | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Marítimo | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Torreense | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Estrela | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| Vojvodina | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| Muaither | 2023–24 | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Dalian Yingbo | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 207 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of 17 October 2023
| Mali | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
edit- ↑ Mamadou Traoré at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ El Elche ficha a Mamadou Diario Información
- ↑ Soccer: Southwest Florida Adrenaline announce 2015 roster Naples Daily News
- ↑ El 'Pogba' de Mali es oficializado como nuevo jugador de Platense Diario Deportivo Diez
- ↑ "Мамаду Траоре из Малија нови штопер Војводине" (in Serbian). Dnevnik.rs. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "Bem-vindo Traoré" (in Portuguese). Estrela da Amadora. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ↑ "古加、特拉奥雷、林良铭、何宇鹏、张一轩今日正式加..." (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "国安2-0沧州迎开门红，张玉宁、杨立瑜建功，阿德本罗造点". Dongqiudi. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "球队官方：马莱莱、马马杜-特拉奥雷加盟大连英博" (in Chinese). news.sina.com.cn. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Guinea v Mali game report". ESPN. 24 March 2021.
External links
edit- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 6 November 2019)
- Mamadou Traoré, the 'Paul Pogba' from Mali looking for an opportunity in Platense at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 March 2016)
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 26 March 2020)
- Mamadou Traoré at Soccerway
- Mamadou Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
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