Dramane Traoré (born 17 June 1982) is a Malian professional

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who played as a

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. He made 30 appearances scoring 7 goals for the Mali national team.

International career

Traoré was a regular for the Mali national team. He was part of Mali's 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round. In 2007, he scored a last minute winner against

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in the

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2008 qualifier.

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow * Russian Cup: 2006–07 Espérance de Tunis *

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: 2010–11 Individual * Malaysia Super League Golden Boots Award:

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* 1982 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Malian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Mali men's international footballers Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mali 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Stade Malien players Djoliba AC players Club Africain players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Kuban Krasnodar players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Dubai CSC players FC Metalurh Donetsk players Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players UAE Pro League players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Malian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Malian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Ismaily SC players Polis Diraja Malaysia FC players Kelantan F.C. players FC Pune City players 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-footy-bio-stub