Eric Traoré

Eric Traoré (born 21 May 1996) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily and the Burkina Faso national team.^[1]

Eric Traoré

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Ismaily
Number	30
Youth career
	US Ouagadougou
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	US Ouagadougou
2016	Aswan	17	(4)
2016–2019	Misr Lel Makkasa	73	(14)
2019–2023	Pyramids	86	(16)
2022–2023	→ ENPPI (loan)	12	(0)
2024–	Ismaily	20	(2)
International career‡
2014–	Burkina Faso	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:46, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:03, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

International career

In January 2014, coach Brama Traoré, invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.^[2][3] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.^[4][5][6]

Career statistics

International

As of 16 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Burkina Faso	2014	2	0
	2015	1	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	3	1
	2021	5	0
	2022	1	0
Total		15	1

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.

List of international goals scored by Eric Traoré

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 October 2020	Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco	Madagascar	2–1	2–1	Friendly