Alain Traore
Born: January 1, 1988 (age 36)
Height: 5' 8.5" (175cm)
Hometown: Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Nationality: 
Burkinabe
BurkinabePosition: Striker
| Career History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Senior | 2012-2016 | Lorient |
Sports Mole has 49 articles about Alain Traore. Articles 1 to 40:
Burkina Faso beat Ghana to seal third-place finish at Africa Cup of Nations
Alain Traore scores late on to earn Burkina Faso a 1-0 win over Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place playoff.
Feb 4, 20:59
Team News: Alvaro Morata, Stephan Litchsteiner recalled by Juventus for AS Monaco clash
Alvaro Morata and Stephan Lichtsteiner are recalled by Juventus for their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Monaco at the Stade Louis II.
Apr 22, 19:01
Preview: AS Monaco vs. Rennes
Sports Mole previews the Ligue 1 match between AS Monaco and Rennes at Stade Louis II.
Apr 16, 18:56
Preview: AS Monaco vs. Montpellier HSC
Sports Mole previews Monaco's Ligue 1 clash with Montpellier at Stade Louis II as Leonardo Jardim's men look to close the gap on their title rivals.
Apr 6, 22:58
Paris Saint-Germain see off Monaco to reach semi-finals of Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain see off Monaco 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de France.
Mar 4, 21:54
Half-Time Report: David Luiz header gives Paris Saint-Germain one-goal lead against Monaco
David Luiz heads in an early goal as PSG go into the break one goal up against Monaco in the Coupe de France quarter-finals.
Mar 4, 20:50
Equatorial Guinea draw again at Africa Cup of Nations
Host nation Equatorial Guinea are held to a goalless draw by Group A rivals Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Jan 21, 17:52
Live Commentary: Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Burkina Faso - as it happened
Follow Sports Mole's live coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations match between host nation Equatorial Guinea and 2013 finalists Burkina Faso.
Jan 21, 15:30
Gabon win Africa Cup of Nations opener for the first time
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Malick Evouna find the net as Gabon stun Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Jan 17, 20:52
Benjamin Moukandjo goal hands Reims victory over Lorient
Reims notch their second win in a row in Ligue 1 as a goal from Benjamin Moukandjo sees them past Lorient with a 1-0 victory at the Stade du Moustoir.
Sep 20, 21:16
Ten-man Lorient hold on for win
Lorient beat relegated Ajaccio 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon despite going down to 10 men after just 25 minutes.
May 4, 18:15
Rennes salvage Lorient draw
Rennes and Lorient play out a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1.
Apr 26, 21:28
Team News: Jeremie Aliadiere, Alain Traore lead Lorient attack
Jeremie Aliadiere and Alain Traore start for Lorient in this afternoon's Ligue 1 match against Montpellier HSC.
Apr 20, 15:44
Sochaux ease past Lorient
Sochaux ease past Lorient with a 2-0 victory at home in Ligue 1, with Roy Contout and Stoppila Sunzu grabbing the goals.
Mar 15, 21:02
Toulouse defeat 10-man Lorient
Toulouse overturn a one-goal deficit to earn a 3-1 away win against 10-man Lorient in Ligue 1.
Feb 15, 21:03
Team News: Three in attack for Lorient against Toulouse
Lorient decide upon three strikers in attack as they welcome Toulouse in Ligue 1 this evening.
Feb 15, 18:18
Lorient, Monaco share four goals
Monaco twice come from behind to earn a 2-2 away draw with Lorient in Ligue 1.
Feb 1, 17:23
Half-Time Report: All square between Lorient, Monaco
Valere Germain scores late in the first half for Monaco to cancel out Vincent Aboubakar's early goal for Lorient in Ligue 1.
Feb 1, 16:18
Lorient ease past Guingamp
Lorient climb up to ninth in the Ligue 1 table courtesy of a 2-0 win over Guingamp this evening.
Jan 18, 20:52
Lorient strike late to deny Lyon
Alain Traore hits a stoppage-time equaliser for Lorient as Lyon spurn a two-goal lead at Stade du Moustoir this afternoon.
Dec 22, 18:01
Reims hold 10-man Lorient
Reims extend their unbeaten run with a goalless draw at Lorient in Ligue 1.
Nov 9, 21:10
Team News: Lorient drop Jeremie Aliadiere, Reims unchanged
Lorient make two changes to their side ahead of their Ligue 1 match against an unchanged Reims.
Nov 9, 18:41
Mustapha Yatabare double sinks Lorient
Mustapha Yatabare scores either side of half time to give Guingamp their first Ligue 1 victory at the expense of Lorient.
Aug 24, 20:54
Live Commentary: Lorient 2-1 Nantes - as it happened
Relive Sports Mole's coverage of Lorient's first win of the new Ligue 1 season over Nantes.
Aug 18, 15:32
Alain Traore faces six weeks out
Alain Traore could be out for up to six weeks after a scan revealed his injury to be a lesion in his left quadriceps.
Feb 5, 13:26
Burkina Faso edge out Togo in extra time
Burkina Faso are through to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after an extra-time win over Togo.
Feb 3, 21:05
10-man Burkina Faso smash Ethiopia
Burkina Faso beat Ethiopia 4-0 to go top of Africa Cup of Nations Group C, despite playing over a third of the match with 10 men.
Jan 25, 20:26
Live Commentary: Burkina Faso 4-0 Ethiopia - as it happened
Sports Mole's live coverage of Burkina Faso's 4-0 thrashing of Ethiopia in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Jan 25, 17:28
Burkina Faso claim late draw against Nigeria
Alain Traore scores deep into stoppage time to secure a share of the spoils for Burkina Faso against Nigeria.
Jan 21, 19:54
Live Commentary: Nigeria 1-1 Burkina Faso - as it happened
Sports Mole brings you live text commentary of this evening's Africa Cup of Nation's clash between Nigeria and Burkina Faso from Group C.
Jan 21, 17:30
Lorient go fourth with Sochaux win
Goals from Alain Traore and Lamine Kone see Lorient get the better of Sochaux 2-0 at home and move up to fourth in Ligue 1.
Dec 12, 20:29
Ten-man Bastia edge out Lorient
Bastia take a 2-1 win over Lorient, despite Anthony Modeste's early red card.
Nov 24, 21:01
Lorient, Ajaccio involved in eight-goal thriller
Gilles Sunu scores an injury time equaliser to secure a point for Lorient against Ajaccio at home, with the game ending in a 4-4 draw.
Oct 28, 14:59
Zlatan Ibrahimovic named 'Player of the Month' for September
Zlatan Ibrahimovic pips Marco Verratti and Alain Traore to win Ligue 1's 'Player of the Month' award.
Oct 26, 17:38
Valenciennes smash Lorient for six
Anthony Le Tallec and Vincent Aboubakar score twice each to inspire Valenciennes to a 6-1 comeback victory over Lorient at home.
Oct 20, 20:58
Team News: Alain Traore starts for Lorient
Alain Traore will be partnered by Jeremie Aliadiere in Lorient's attack against Valenciennes this evening.
Oct 20, 18:20
Lorient 1-1 Lyon
Lyon fail to hold on to their first-half lead as they draw 1-1 with Lorient away from home in Ligue 1.
Oct 7, 18:28
Rennes 1-2 Lorient
A brace from Alain Traore helps Lorient to a 2-1 win over Rennes in Ligue 1.
Sep 16, 14:50
Lorient 3-0 Nancy
Lorient forward Alain Traore has an eventful game as Lorient thrash Nancy at Stade du Moustoir.
Sep 1, 21:05
Christian Gourcuff plays down dramatic victory
Lorient boss Christian Gourcuff says that things could have turned out differently during his side's 2-1 victory over Montpellier HSC.
Aug 19, 17:30
