Armand Traoré
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| Armand Traoré | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | October 8, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Paris, France | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Left back/winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Arsenal | |
| Number | 30 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2004–2005 2005–2006 |
AS Monaco Arsenal |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006– | Arsenal | 3 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | France U-19 | 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Armand Traoré (born October 8, 1989 in Paris) is a French footballer of Senegalese descent who currently plays as a left-sided full back and winger for the English Premier League side Arsenal. He is also a Muslim [1].
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[edit] Club career
He joined the club in August 2005, 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 Ajax Amsterdam 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.
He made his first team debut in the Carling Cup in a Third Round match against West Bromwich Albion on October 24, 2006, coming on as a 24th minute substitute for Emmanuel Adebayor.[2] 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.
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 February 2, 2008, but did not actually make it onto the pitch. He finally got his league debut on April 5, 2008, against Liverpool. He was used as a left-winger in Arsenal's final two league games of the 2007-08 season, supplying the cross which led to Nicklas Bendtner's winner against Everton.
[edit] International career
He is currently playing with the French U-19's helping them qualify for the 2008 UEFA Under-19 Football Championship that will be held in the Czech Republic. He participated in all 3 qualifying matches helping France make it to the Elite Round.
[edit] Arsenal career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Carling Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Arsenal | 2006-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 6 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ? |
| Arsenal | 2007-08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
[edit] Honours
- Carling Cup runner-up 2007
[edit] References
- ^ {{cite news | url=http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/boysabitspecial/18/article.aspx
- ^ "Aliadière leads charge of Arsenal's young guns", The Independent, 2006-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
[edit] External links
- Armand Traoré career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile on Arsenal.com
- Armand Traoré profile, career stats and timeline
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Traoré, Armand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Traoré, Armand |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1989-10-08 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris, France |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
