Ibrahima Traoré

Ibrahima Traoré

Traoré with VfB Stuttgart in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Ibrahima Traoré
Date of birth	21 April 1988
Place of birth	Villepinte, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
2001–2004	Charenton
2004–2005	Levallois
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Levallois	4	(0)
2006–2009	Hertha BSC II	62	(12)
2007–2009	Hertha BSC	1	(0)
2009–2011	FC Augsburg	45	(8)
2011–2014	VfB Stuttgart	75	(6)
2014–2021	Borussia Mönchengladbach	99	(6)
International career‡
2010–2019	Guinea	49	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2021

Ibrahima Traoré (born 21 April 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger.

Coming through the youth system, Traoré began his senior career with French amateur club Levallois in 2005. He moved to Germany one year later, playing for Hertha BSC's reserve team Hertha BSC II. Following a season at FC Augsburg in 2009–10, Traoré joined VfB Stuttgart. He remained for four seasons, before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014.

Born in France, Traoré was eligible to represent Guinea internationally through his father. He made his debut in 2010, and played for Guinea in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (2012, 2015 and 2019).

Early life

Traoré was born in Villepinte, France, to a Guinean father and a Lebanese mother.

Club career

Early career

Traoré played youth football with Charenton and Levallois. He made his senior debut with Levallois in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2, before being transferred to German club Hertha BSC on 1 January 2007, making his Bundesliga debut for them on 9 December 2007, against 1. FC Nürnberg.

FC Augsburg

On 5 March, Traoré began a trial with FC Augsburg, signing a two-year contract with them on 14 July 2009.

VfB Stuttgart

In May 2011, it was announced that Traoré would move to VfB Stuttgart at the end of the 2010–11 season.

In December 2013, Traoré stated that he had turned down offers from a number of English clubs over the summer.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In April 2014, it was announced that Traoré would sign for Borussia Mönchengladbach at the start of the 2014–15 season.

On 8 August 2015, he marked his season debut by scoring in a 4–1 win at FC St. Pauli in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

In May 2017, he signed a new contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach, lasting until 2021. He made his 100th competitive appearance for the club in October the following year, after coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Mainz.

International career

Traoré made his international debut for Guinea on 11 August 2010, against Mali. Guinea won the match 2–0, with Traoré scoring Guinea's second goal. In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification on 8 October 2011, Traoré scored in the last game of group B against Nigeria a last-second equalizer in the 90+12-minute, meaning Guinea's qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. In November 2014, concerns were raised about Traoré playing for Guinea due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

He was selected to Guinea's squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations and scored the team's equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Cameroon at the group stage. After the tournament, he took a break from international football, returning in March 2016.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 14 July 2019

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.