{{short description|Ivorian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Abdoulaye Traoré |image = Abdoulaye Traoré 02.jpg |caption = Traoré in 2023 |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|3|4|df=y}} |birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast |height = 1.75 m |position = Forward |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 1983–1984 |clubs1 = Stella Adjamé |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 1985–1986 |clubs2 = ASEC Mimosas |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 1986 |clubs3 = Braga |caps3 = 6 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 1986–1987 |clubs4 = Metz B |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 4 |years5 = 1987–1988 |clubs5 = Sète |caps5 = 19 |goals5 = 5 |years6 = 1988–1989 |clubs6 = Toulon |caps6 = 3 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 1989–1990 |clubs7 = Avignon |caps7 = 11 |goals7 = 2 |years8 = 1990–1995 |clubs8 = ASEC Mimosas |caps8 = 84 |goals8 = 32 |years9 = 1995–1997 |clubs9 = Al-Orobah |caps9 = 21 |goals9 = 8 |totalcaps = 165 |totalgoals = 53 |nationalyears1 = 1984–1996 |nationalteam1 = Ivory Coast<ref name="RSSF">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/abtraore-intlg.html Abdoulaye Traoré - Goals in International Matches]</ref> |nationalcaps1 = 90 |nationalgoals1 = 49 }}
'''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 90 appearances for the Ivory Coast.
He made six Primeira Liga appearances for Braga.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fora de Jogo|title=Traoré (Abdoulaye Traoré)|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=196703040001|language=pt|access-date=11 February 2010}}</ref>
In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="RSSF"></ref> !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="13"|Ivory Coast |1984||5||5 |- |1985||15||7 |- |1986||5||3 |- |1987||14||8 |- |1988||3||2 |- |1989||5||5 |- |1990||3||3 |- |1991||5||4 |- |1992||11||5 |- |1993||6||3 |- |1994||9||4 |- |1995||5||0 |- |1996||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !90!!49 |}
:''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each Traoré goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Abdoulaye Traoré |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|21 October 1984}} |rowspan="2"|Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Gambia}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4-0 |rowspan="2"|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Gambia |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/38253/Ivory_Coast_Gambia.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |{{dts|4 November 1984}} |Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia |{{fb|Gambia}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|2-3 |1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Gambia vs. Ivory Coast |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/38254/Gambia_Ivory_Coast.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|28 December 1984}} |rowspan="2"|Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Tunisia}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-1 |rowspan="2"|Friendly |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/36646/Ivory_Coast_Tunisia.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |style="text-align:center"|3-1 |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|20 February 1985}} |rowspan="2"|Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |rowspan="2"|{{fb|CGO|1970}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2"|Friendly |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Congo |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/36265/Ivory_Coast_Congo.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|7 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|8 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|31 March 1985}} |rowspan="3"|Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Mali}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6-0 |rowspan="3"|1986 African Cup of Nations qualification |rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Mali|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/36267/Ivory_Coast_Mali.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|9 |style="text-align:center"|4-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|10 |style="text-align:center"|5-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|11 |{{dts|14 April 1985}} |Bamako, Mali |{{fb|Mali}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |1986 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Mali vs. Ivory Coast|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/36268/Mali_Ivory_Coast.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|12 |{{dts|27 December 1985}} |Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal |{{fb|Guinea}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1985 CEDEAO Cup |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Guinea|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/36280/Ivory_Coast_Guinea.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|13 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|7 March 1986}} |rowspan="2"|Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mozambique}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-0 |rowspan="2"|1986 African Cup of Nations |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mozambique v Ivory Coast, 07 March 1986 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/mozambique-v-ivory-coast-07-march-1986-239744/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|14 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|15 |{{dts|13 March 1986}} |Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |{{fb|Senegal}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1986 African Cup of Nations |<ref>{{cite web|title=Senegal v Ivory Coast, 13 March 1986 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/senegal-v-ivory-coast-13-march-1986-239763/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|16 |{{dts|18 January 1987}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Nigeria}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1987 All-Africa Games qualification |<ref name="RSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|17 |{{dts|29 March 1987}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|CGO|1970}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |1988 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast v Congo, 29 March 1987 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/ivory-coast-v-congo-29-march-1987-240298/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|18 |{{dts|5 April 1987}} |Alphonse Massemba-Débat Stadium, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo |{{fb|CGO|1970}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |1988 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Congo v Ivory Coast, 05 April 1987 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/congo-v-ivory-coast-05-april-1987-240315/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|19 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|19 April 1987}} |rowspan="2"|Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Ghana}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2"|1987 All-Africa Games qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghana v Ivory Coast, 19 April 1987 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/ghana-v-ivory-coast-19-april-1987-240360/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|20 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|21 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|3 July 1987}} |rowspan="2"|Lilongwe, Malawi |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Malawi}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2"|1988 African Cup of Nations qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Malawi v Ivory Coast, 03 July 1987 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/malawi-v-ivory-coast-03-july-1987-240525/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|22 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|23 |{{dts|19 July 1987}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Malawi}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |1988 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Malawi |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33153/Ivory_Coast_Malawi.html|website=National-Football-Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|24 |{{dts|13 March 1988}} |Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco |{{fb|Algeria}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |1988 African Cup of Nations |<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria v Ivory Coast, 13 March 1988 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/algeria-v-ivory-coast-13-march-1988-240968/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|25 |{{dts|16 March 1988}} |Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco |{{fb|ZAI}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |1988 African Cup of Nations |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast v Zaire, 16 March 1988 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/ivory-coast-v-zaire-16-march-1988-240977/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|26 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|23 April 1989}} |rowspan="2"|Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Angola}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4-1 |rowspan="2"|1990 African Cup of Nations qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast v Angola, 23 April 1989 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/ivory-coast-v-angola-23-april-1989-241752/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|27 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|28 |{{dts|16 July 1989}} |Bamako, Mali |{{fb|Mali}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|2-2 |1990 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Mali v Ivory Coast, 16 July 1989 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/mali-v-ivory-coast-16-july-1989-241953/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|29 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|30 July 1989}} |rowspan="2"|Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mali}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-1 |rowspan="2"|1990 African Cup of Nations qualification |rowspan="2"|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |- |style="text-align:center"|30 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|31 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|3 March 1990}} |rowspan="2"|Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Egypt}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-0 |rowspan="2"|1990 African Cup of Nations |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Egypt |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22127/Ivory_Coast_Egypt.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|32 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|33 |{{dts|30 September 1990}} |Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |{{fb|Niger}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1992 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Niger vs. Ivory Coast |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/31620/Niger_Ivory_Coast.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|34 |{{dts|30 April 1991}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Niger}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1992 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Niger |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30802/Ivory_Coast_Niger.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|35 |{{dts|28 July 1991}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Morocco}} |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |1992 African Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Morocco |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30803/Ivory_Coast_Morocco.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|36 |{{dts|2 November 1991}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Senegal}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1991 CEDEAO Cup |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast v Senegal, 02 November 1991 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/ivory-coast-v-senegal-02-november-1991-243279/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|37 |{{dts|15 December 1991}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Kenya}} |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |style="text-align:center"|4-0 |Friendly |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Kenya |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/38581/Ivory_Coast_Kenya.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|38 |{{dts|13 January 1992}} |Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor, Senegal |{{fb|Algeria}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |1992 African Cup of Nations |<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria v Ivory Coast, 13 January 1992 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/algeria-v-ivory-coast-13-january-1992-243383/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|39 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|10 October 1992}} |rowspan="3"|Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Botswana}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6-0 |rowspan="3"|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Botswana |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30191/Ivory_Coast_Botswana.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|40 |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|41 |style="text-align:center"|6-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|42 |{{dts|19 October 1992}} |King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |{{fb|USA}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|2-5 |1992 King Fahd Cup |<ref>{{cite web|title=USA v Ivory Coast, 19 October 1992 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/usa-v-ivory-coast-19-october-1992-243818/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|43 |{{dts|31 January 1993}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Niger}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast v Niger, 31 January 1993 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/ivory-coast-v-niger-31-january-1993-244051/|website=11v11|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|44 |{{dts|2 May 1993}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Nigeria}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28738/Ivory_Coast_Nigeria.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|45 |{{dts|19 December 1993}} |Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali |{{fb|Mali}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |Friendly |<ref>{{cite web|title=Mali vs. Ivory Coast |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28202/Mali_Ivory_Coast.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|46 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|29 January 1994}} |rowspan="3"|Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Niger}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5-3 |rowspan="3"|Friendly |rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast vs. Niger |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/7329/Ivory_Coast_Niger.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|47 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|48 |style="text-align:center"|3-1 |- |style="text-align:center"|49 |{{dts|3 April 1994}} |Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia |{{fb|Ghana}} |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |1994 African Cup of Nations |<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghana vs. Ivory Coast |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16944/Ghana_Ivory_Coast.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |}
==Honours== * Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 * Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 1990, 1991 * CAF Champions League runner-up: 1995
* 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== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT|14884}}
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