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.
.jpg) Traoré with Slavia Prague in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Benjamin Traoré[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1988 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018 | → Slavia Prague (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Slavia Prague | 100 | (10) |
| 2023– | Viktoria Plzeň | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
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
- ^ a b c "Zlínský klub posílil kádr o nového hráče!". FC FASTAV Zlín (in Czech). Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Ibrahim Traoré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Traore chce žít Wilfriedův příběh. Teď odchází z Táborska do Zlína". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Ibrahim Traoré joins Slavia on loan". SK Slavia Prague. 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Tým je kompletní. Olayinka i Traoré vyhlížejí úspěšné jaro" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ibrahim Traore receives first Ivory Coast call-up at 31". BBC Sport. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
External links edit
- Ibrahim Traoré – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Ibrahim Traoré at Soccerway
- Ibrahim Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
