Alou Traoré is a Malian

Malian

Malian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Mali, a country in West Africa.* A person from Mali or of Malian descent. For information about the Malian people, see Demographics of Mali and Culture of Mali. For specific persons, see List of Malians....

 footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

. He currently plays as a defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for Tractor Sazi in Iran's Premier Football League

Iran's Premier Football League

The Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...

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Club career

Traoré currently plays for Saipa and has previously played for Pyunik Yerevan in Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 and Sorkhpooshan in Iran's Azadegan League. He joined Saipa in the 2007-08 season under Ali Daei

Ali Daei

Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...

, and had a good season and extended his contract. However, in his second season he could not make many appearances and moved to Teraktor.

Club Career Statistics

Last Update 4 September 2010
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|2007–08 ||rowspan="2"|Saipa ||rowspan="4"|Persian Gulf Cup ||19||0|||||||3||0||||
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|2008–09||12||1||||||-||-||||
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|2009–10||rowspan="2"|Tractor Sazi ||23||0||||||-||-||||
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|2010–11||7||0||0||0||-||-||5||0
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61||1||||||3||0||||
61||1||||||3||0||||

• Assist Goals

  Season	Team	Assists
  10–11 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup The 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...	Tractor Sazi	0

International career

He played for the Mali national football team

Mali national football team

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

 between 1995 and 2002. He was part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

 qualifying squad for Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

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External links

• Alou Traoré player profile on Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar Official Site