Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian footballer)

Abdoulaye Traoré (born 4 March 1967), nicknamed Ben Badi, is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 49 goals in 88 appearances for the Ivory Coast.

Ben Badi

Personal information
Full name	Abdoulaye Traoré
Date of birth	(1967-03-04) 4 March 1967
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Stella Adjamé	0	(0)
1985–1986	ASEC Mimosas	6	(2)
1986	Braga	6	(0)
1986–1987	Metz B	15	(4)
1987–1988	Sète 34	19	(5)
1988–1989	Toulon Var	3	(0)
1989–1990	Olympique Avignonnais	11	(2)
1990–1995	ASEC Mimosas	84	(32)
1995–1997	Al-Orobah	21	(8)
International career
1984–1996	Ivory Coast[1]	90	(49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made six Primeira Liga appearances for S.C. Braga.[2]

In 2015, he became an ambassador of The SATUC Cup, a new charitable global football competition for U16 orphans, refugees and disadvantaged children.