Sa Brahima Traore (born 13 March 1982) is a Burkinabé former international footballer who played the majority of his career in

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Club career

Traore began his professional career in his native

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in the

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with

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. With Ouagadougou he managed to win the

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in 1999. In 2000, he was transferred to RC Bobo where he played for two seasons. The following year he went abroad to Canada to sign with the

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of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Throughout the 2002 season he assisted the club by clinching their division title, and winning the

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. In the post season he appeared in all the playoff matches and reached the finals where the club faced the

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, where the Wizards ended up winning the playoff title in a 2–0 victory. He posted 14 clean sheets and allowed only 16 goals in 24 games - ranking Ottawa first with the fewest goals conceded. In 2003, Traore saw limited action due to the acquisition of Simon Eaddy, as Ottawa went undefeated the entire season clinching their third consecutive division title. The achievement marked the second time in CPSL history that a team went undefeated in a season. He was released from his contract in 2004 as the CPSL revoked the Ottawa franchise from the league. In 2005, Traore signed with expansion franchise the Oakville Blue Devils. He assisted Oakville in finishing second in the Western Conference in the process clinching a playoff berth. In the postseason he played in all three matches leading the Blue Devils to the finals of the CPSL championship match. He featured in the finals match where Oakville faced the

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winning the game to a score of 2–1. The victory marked a milestone in CPSL history making Oakville the first expansion team to win the CPSL championship in their debut season. Traore returned to the Greater Toronto Area club for the 2006 season. In 2006, he helped the Blue Devils claim their first division title by finishing first in the standings, but unfortunately their postseason came to an early conclusion in the quarterfinals losing out to the

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International career

Traore played for the Burkina Faso national team in 2001, where he made his international debut in a match against South Africa in a World cup qualifier match.

Honors

Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou *

: 1999 Ottawa Wizards *

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: 2002 * Canadian Professional Soccer League Eastern Conference Champions: 2002, 2003 Oakville Blue Devils * CPSL Championship:

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* National Division: 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Sa Brahima 1982 births Living people Burkinabe men's footballers Burkina Faso men's international footballers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players Brampton City United FC players Ottawa Wizards players RC Bobo Dioulasso players Men's association football goalkeepers Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Canada 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen