Adama Traoré (footballer, born 1996)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adama Traoré Diarra | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | L'Hospitalet, Spain | ||
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Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Aston Villa | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hospitalet | |||
2004–2014 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Barcelona B | 63 | (8) |
2013–2015 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Aston Villa | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | Spain U16 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Spain U17 | 5 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 3 January 2016 (UTC) |
Adama Traoré Diarra (born 25 January 1996), known simply as Adama, is a Spanish footballer who plays for English club Aston Villa as a right winger.
He started his career with Barcelona, appearing mainly for the reserves. In 2015, he signed with Aston Villa.
Adama represented Spain at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.
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Club career
Barcelona
Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia to Malian parents,[1] Adama joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2004 at the age of eight, after a brief period with neighbouring CE L'Hospitalet.[2] In 2013 he was promoted to the B-team, and made his professional debut on 6 October in a 0–1 away defeat against SD Ponferradina for the Segunda División championship.[3]
On 23 November 2013, again as a late substitute, Adama played his first La Liga game at the age of only 17, replacing Neymar in the 4–0 home win over Granada CF.[4] Three days later he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League, coming on for Cesc Fàbregas in the 82nd minute of a 1–2 loss at AFC Ajax for the group stage.[5] Adama also played for Barcelona's Under-19 side in the inaugural UEFA Youth League, playing five times and scoring twice as they won the trophy.[6]
Adama scored his first goal for the Blaugrana's main squad on 16 December 2014, playing 16 minutes and contributing to a 8–1 home demolition of SD Huesca for the Copa del Rey.[7]
Aston Villa
On 14 August 2015, Adama joined Premier League club Aston Villa on a five-year deal for a reported £7 million (€10 million) that could rise to €12 million, with Barcelona inserting a three-year buy-back clause in his contract.[8] He made his debut eight days later against Crystal Palace, and his cross led to an own goal from Pape Souaré eight minutes after he had entered the game as a substitute for Carlos Sánchez.[9] He scored his first goal three days later, the team's first of a 5–3 home win over Notts County in the League Cup second round.[10]
Adama came on as a second-half substitute for the last-placed Villans away to relegation rivals Sunderland on 2 January 2016, and via a counter-attack he assisted compatriot Carles Gil's aerial volley equalizer. He was later replaced himself through injury, as his team lost 1–3.[11] Following that game, he was dropped from the team due to indiscipline,[12] as the season ended with relegation.
International career
On 17 February 2014, the Mali Football Federation confirmed that Adama and his older brother Mohamed had opted to switch allegiance to Mali.[13]
Club statistics
- As of 9 December 2015[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2013–14 | 26 | 5 | — | 26 | 5 | |||||||
2014–15 | 37 | 3 | — | 37 | 3 | ||||||||
Total | 63 | 8 | — | 63 | 8 | ||||||||
Barcelona | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Aston Villa | 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Career totals | 65 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10 |
- ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
- Barcelona
- Individual
- Segunda División Team of the Year: 2013–14
References
- ↑ "Mis padres llegaron de Mali en los 80. Yo soy de Barcelona..." ("My parents arrived from Mali in the 80s. I am from Barcelona..."); Diario AS, 24 February 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Adama Traore, juvenil de primer año, puede ser la gran novedad del Barça B el sábado (Adama Traore, first-year juvenil, may be Barça B surprise Saturday); Sport, 4 April 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ponferradina – Barça B: Un penalti condena al filial (1–0) (Ponferradina – Barça B: Penalty condemns reserves (1–0)); FC Barcelona, 6 October 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Granada pay the penalty; ESPN FC, 23 November 2013
- ↑ Ajax claim Barcelona scalp to stay in contention; UEFA.com, 26 November 2013
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- ↑ Adama Traoré at Soccerway
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External links
- Adama profile at BDFutbol
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Soccerway template with ID not matching pattern
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Spanish people of Malian descent
- Spanish footballers
- Malian footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- FC Barcelona B players
- FC Barcelona players
- Premier League players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Spanish expatriates in England