Aboubacar Traoré
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Majestic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | AS SONABEL | ||
| 2013–2014 | Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou | ||
| 2014–2016 | Horoya AC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rail Club du Kadiogo | ||
| 2017–2018 | Wadi Degla | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Salitas | 36+ | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | AS Douanes | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rail Club du Kadiogo | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Salitas | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Majestic | 11+ | (0+) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Burkina Faso | 12 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2025 | |||
Sidiki Aboubacar Traoré (born 10 December 1992) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Burkinabé Premier League club Majestic and the Burkina Faso national football team.[1][2]
International career
In January 2014, coach Brama Traore invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[3][4] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.[5][6]
His final cap until 2025 came in 2017 during a 2–2 draw against Ghana during 2018 African Nations Championship qualification.
He was called up again to the Burkina Faso national team after eight years for the Mapinduzi Cup in January 2025. During the tournament, he scored his first two international goals in January 2025 as Burkina Faso finished as runners-up, including a goal during the final.[7] He became the joint top scorer of the tournament alongside his teammate Clément Pitroipa.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 13 January 2025.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 January 2025 | Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar | 10 | Tanzania | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 Mapinduzi Cup |
| 2. | 13 January 2025 | 13 | Zanzibar | 1–2 |
Honours
AS SONABEL
- Burkinabé Premier League
- Runners-up (1): 2011–12
Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
- Burkinabé Premier League
- Champions (1): 2012–13
Horoya AC
- Guinée Championnat National
- Champions (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Guinée Coupe Nationale
- Champions (1): 2016
- Runners-up (1): 2015
- Guinean Super Cup
- Champions (1): 2016
Rail Club du Kadiogo
- Burkinabé Premier League
- Champions (1): 2016–17
Majestic
- Burkinabé Premier League
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
Burkina Faso
- Mapinduzi Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2025
References
- ^ a b "2014 CHAN - Burkina Faso Team Profile". mtnfootball.com/m. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Squad List for BFA-T0006 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: the 23-man squad of Burkina Faso". modernghana.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014 Preview: GROUP B". allsports.com.gh. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 - Burkina Faso Vs Morocco, the Big Shock of the Day". allafrica.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Final Result: Burkina Faso 0 - 1 Zimbabwe". cafonline.com/. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Zanzibar stop Burkina Faso to win Mapinduzi Cup". CECAFA. 13 January 2025.