Ibrahima Traore

Ibrahima Traore (born 21 April 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger.

Coming through the youth system, Traore began his senior career with French amateur club Levallois in 2005. He moved to Germany one year later, playing for Hertha BSC's reserve team Hertha BSC II. Following a season at FC Augsburg in 2009–10, Traore joined VfB Stuttgart. He remained for four seasons, before moving to Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014.

Born in France, Traore was eligible to represent Guinea internationally through his father. He made his debut in 2010, and played for Guinea in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (2012, 2015 and 2019).

Club Career

Early career

Traore played youth football with Charenton and Levallois. He made his senior debut with Levallois in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2, before being transferred to German club Hertha BSC on 1 January 2007, making his Bundesliga debut for them on 9 December 2007, against 1. FC Nurnberg.

FC Augsburg

On 5 March, Traore began a trial with FC Augsburg, signing a two-year contract with them on 14 July 2009.

VfB Stuttgart

In May 2011, it was announced that Traore would move to VfB Stuttgart at the end of the 2010–11 season.

In December 2013, Traore stated that he had turned down offers from a number of English clubs over the summer.

Borussia Monchengladbach

In April 2014, it was announced that Traore would sign for Borussia Monchengladbach at the start of the 2014–15 season.

On 8 August 2015, he marked his season debut by scoring in a 4–1 win at FC St. Pauli in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

In May 2017, he signed a new contract with Borussia Monchengladbach, lasting until 2021.

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