Adama Traoré (footballer, born 28 June 1995)

For other people named Adama Traoré, see Adama Traoré (disambiguation).

Adama Traoré (born 28 June 1995), also known as Adama Noss Traoré,^[3] is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF Second League club Amedspor and the Mali national team since 2015.

Adama Traoré

Traoré with Mali in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Adama Traoré[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Amedspor
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2013	JMG Academy Bamako
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	AS Bakaridjan	3	(0)
2014–2015	Lille	20	(2)
2014	→ Royal Mouscron (loan)	2	(0)
2015–2020	Monaco	22	(5)
2017	→ Rio Ave (loan)	7	(1)
2019	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2020	→ Metz (loan)	15	(1)
2020–2022	Hatayspor	52	(1)
2022–2024	Hull City	36	(3)
2024–	Amedspor	30	(7)
International career‡
2014–2015	Mali U20	12	(4)
2015–	Mali	41	(5)
Medal record Representing  Mali FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 New Zealand U-20 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:45, 8 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024

After winning the Golden Ball as best player at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he made his senior debut for Mali. He represented the country at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2019.

Club career

Mali and Lille

Born in Bamako, Traoré joined his hometown's JMG Academy at the age of 12 in 2007. Five years later he joined Malian Première Division club AS Bakaridjan where he was only able to play three games before he got injured.

In January 2014, Traoré signed for Ligue 1 club Lille and was immediately loaned out to Belgian Second Division club Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 24 September 2014, in a 1–0 away defeat against Nice.^[4] On 7 January 2015, he scored his first competitive goal at senior level for Lille in a 1–0 home-league win over Thonon Évian Savoie F. C.^[5]

Monaco

On 10 July 2015, Traoré joined AS Monaco on a four-year deal worth €14 million.^[6] On 4 August, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–0 win against Young Boys in the third qualifying round, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Mario Pašalić.^[7]

In January 2017, Traoré was loaned out until the end of the season to Primeira Liga side Rio Ave FC.^[8] He played seven games for the team from Vila do Conde, and scored the only goal of their win at Boavista on 1 April.^[9]

In January 2019, he was loaned out for the same duration to Belgian First Division A side Cercle Brugge KSV.^[10] On 31 August, he went on a season-long loan to fellow Ligue 1 club Metz.^[11] He scored his first goal for them on 23 November, equalising in a 1–1 home draw with Reims.^[12]

Hatayspor

On 11 September 2020, Traoré moved to Hatayspor of the Turkish Süper Lig, on a two-year deal with the option of a third.^[13]

Hull City

On 1 September 2022, Traoré signed for EFL Championship club Hull City on a two-year deal.^[14] He made his debut for Hull City on 25 February 2023, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Greg Docherty, in a 1–0 loss away to Bristol City.^[15] On 10 April 2023, Traoré scored his first goal for the Tigers, with the only goal in a 1–0 win at home to Millwall.^[16] On 19 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.^[17]

Amedspor

On 25 June 2024, it was announced that Traoré would sign for TFF Second League club Amedspor once his Hull contract expired.^[18]

International career

Traoré was part of the Mali under-20 team who participated in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.^[19] During the competition, he scored four goals and had three assists, and helped Mali win the bronze medal and earned himself the Adidas Golden Ball as the best player in the competition.^[20]

On 9 October 2015, Traoré made his national team debut in a 4–1 friendly win over Burkina Faso. On 4 September 2016, he scored his first international goal in a 5–2 win against Benin in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.^[21] On 4 January 2017, Traoré was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, and was unused as the team were eliminated in the group stage.^[22] Two years later, on 16 June 2019, he was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.^[23] On 24 June 2019, he scored in his side's 4–1 opening match win against Mauritania.^[24]

Personal life

Traoré was an international teammate of a player of the same name, who was born in the same month. The two were also at Metz at the same time.^[25] To distinguish between them, Traoré was also known as Adama Noss Traoré.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2025.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Bakaridjan	2013–14	Malian Première Division	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Lille	2013–14	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	20	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	—		24	2
	Total		20	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	—		24	2
Royal Excel Mouscron (loan)	2013–14	Belgian Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	3	0
Monaco	2015–16	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	0	0	2[d]	0	—		8	0
	2016–17	Ligue 1	5	2	0	0	1	0	1[e]	0	—		7	2
	2017–18	Ligue 1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	3
	2018–19	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1[e]	0	—		7	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		22	5	0	0	1	0	4	0	—		27	5
Rio Ave (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	7	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		7	1
Cercle Brugge (loan)	2018–19	Belgian Pro League	5	0	0	0	—		—		3[f]	0	8	0
Metz (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	15	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		16	1
Hatayspor	2020–21	Süper Lig	35	0	1	0	—		—		—		36	0
	2021–22	Süper Lig	17	1	1	0	—		—		—		18	1
	Total		52	1	1	0	—		—		—		54	1
Hull City	2022–23	Championship	12	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2023–24	Championship	24	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		25	2
	Total		36	3	0	0	1	0	—		—		37	3
Amedspor	2024–25	TFF 1. Lig	22	5	1	0	—		—		—		23	5
Career total			182	18	5	0	5	0	4	0	4	0	201	18

1. Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearance in Belgian Second Division promotion play-offs
4. One appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs

International

As of 15 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mali	2014	4	0
	2015	3	0
	2016	2	1
	2017	2	0
	2019	9	4
	2020	1	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	4	0
	2024	7	0
Total		41	5

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

List of international goals scored by Adama Traoré^[26]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 September 2016	Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali	Benin	4–1	5–2	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	26 March 2019	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Senegal	1–0	1–2	Friendly
3	23 June 2019	Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt	Mauritania	3–0	4–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations