Adama Tamboura (born 18 May 1985) is a Malian former professional

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who played as a

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. At international level, he made 84 appearances for the Mali national team.

Club career

Born in

Bamako Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamak ...

, Mali, Tamboura began his career for

Djoliba AC Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters Headquarters (often referred to as HQ) notes th ...

and on 22 August 2006, Tamboura signed a loan deal ending on 30 November with Swedish club

Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following releg ...

. On 23 November 2006, the HIF board announced that Tamboura had signed a three-year contract with the club. On 28 January 2010, Tamboura signed for

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side

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from Helsingborgs IF until June 2012. In July 2012 he signed a three-year contract

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club

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International career

Tamboura was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.

Honours

Mali *

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bronze:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamboura, Adama 1985 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Men's association football defenders Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mali 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Allsvenskan players Ligue 2 players Danish Superliga players Veikkausliiga players Djoliba AC players Helsingborgs IF players FC Metz players Randers FC players Hobro IK players FC Inter Turku players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Malian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland 21st-century Malian sportsmen