Armand Traoré
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Armand Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back, Left midfield | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Racing Paris | ||
| 2004–2005 | Monaco | ||
| 2005–2006 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006– | Arsenal | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008- | France U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:25, 3 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Armand Traoré (born 8 October 1989) in Paris is a French footballer of Senegalese descent who currently plays as a left back or left winger for Arsenal.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Arsenal
Traoré joined Arsenal on 1 August 2006, having previously been at AS Monaco. Although mainly a reserve team member, making six appearances in the FA Premier Reserve League in 2005–06, he played in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial against AFC Ajax in July 2006 and was an unused member of Arsenal's 18-man squad for their Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb the following month.
[edit] 2006-07 season
Traoré made his first team debut in the Carling Cup in a Third Round match against West Bromwich Albion on 24 October 2006, coming on as a 24th minute substitute for Emmanuel Adebayor.[1] He went on to start Arsenal's League Cup matches against Everton, Liverpool, both legs of the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur and the final against Chelsea, which Arsenal lost 2–1.
[edit] 2007-08 season
In September, Traoré returned to White Hart Lane, but this time only as a spectator when he was arrested for carrying knuckle dusters into the stadium.[2] He also started Arsenal's FA Cup tie against Burnley, before being replaced by Justin Hoyte in the 71st minute, and was on the bench during Arsenal's 3–1 Premier League victory over Manchester City on 2nd February 2008, but did not actually make it onto the pitch. He finally got his league debut on the 5th April 2008, against Liverpool. He was used as a left-winger in Arsenal's final two league matches of the 2007–08 season, supplying the cross which led to Nicklas Bendtner's winner against Everton. On 4 August 2008, he signed a long term contract with Arsenal.[3]
[edit] 2008-09 season
On 21 August 2008, Traoré signed a season long loan deal with Portsmouth F.C. to gain valuable first team experience. Traoré scored his first Premier League goal on 18 May 2009 in a home match to Sunderland. Portsmouth went on to win 3-1.[4]
[edit] 2009-10 season
Armand Traore returned to Arsenal and was involved in Arsenal's 2-0 over West Bromwich in the Carling Cup, he played 69 minutes before he was replaced by Nacer Barazite. Due to Gael Clichy and Kieran Gibbs both getting injuries,Traore stepped up to the number one left back spot.He made his first start against Sunderland.
[edit] International career
Armand plays with the French U-19's. He helped them qualify for the Elite Round of the 2008 UEFA Under-19 Football Championship. He participated in all 3 qualifying matches and one of France's elite matches, before France were eliminated by Italy.[5]
He received his first call-up to the U-21 team on 13 November 2008 for their friendly against Denmark. The match resulted in a 1-0 victory with Traoré playing 73 minutes before being subbed out.
[edit] Career statistics
- (Correct as of 5 December 2009)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Carling Cup | Europe | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Arsenal | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Portsmouth | 2008–09 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | 2009-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
[edit] Honours
Runner-up:
- Carling Cup: 2006-07
[edit] References
- ^ "Aliadière leads charge of Arsenal's young guns". The Independent. 2006-10-25. http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/news/article1927194.ece. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article294405.ece
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3935985,00.html
- ^ "Portsmouth 3-1 Sunderland". BBC. 18 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8038304.stm. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ [1]
[edit] External links
- Armand Traoré career stats at Soccerbase
- Arsenal.com profile
- Armand Traoré profile, career stats and timeline
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