Traore Draman is a Malian footballer playing today at the Pune City Indian club. This 34-year-old player nearing the end of his career is known to Russian fans mainly for his matches for Lokomotiv and Kuban, as well as for Ukrainian Metallurg. Traore Draman plays the position of the center forward, but does not have to be on the edge - he can also take the position of a drawn forward.
Carier start
Traore Draman was born on June 17, 1982 in Mali, where he began his football career. He studied at the academy of the Stud Malyan club, with which he signed a professional contract in 2000. But he began to play for the main team at the age of 17, and under the contract he spent only one year in the club. During this time, he entered the field 12 times and scored nine goals. As a result, in 2001, Traore moved to another Malian club, Joliba, where he spent another year, playing 19 matches and scoring 12 goals. It was then, in 2002, that the striker was noticed by the large Egyptian club Ismaily, where Draman had moved. He spent three years there, but rarely appeared on the field. The forward played in only 16 matches, but scored 12 goals. In the summer of 2005, Traore went on a larger increase - he moved to Tunisia, where he began to play for the African Club. There he achieved impressive success - in less than one season he entered the field 35 times, scoring 19 goals. Then Traore Draman attracted the attention of Russian scouts - and in the winter of 2006, the Mali moved to the Moscow Lokomotiv for one million euros.
Russian period
The biography of Draman Traore does not include only Russian clubs, but in Russia he spent a lot of time and went there at the peak of his career. For three years, the striker played for the Moscow club and only in the winter of 2009 was sent on loan to Kuban, where he spent the whole season. There he entered the field 27 times and scored eight goals, after which he returned to Lokomotiv to play another season. As a result, Traor spent four seasons in Lokomotiv, having played 72 matches during this time and scored 12 goals. In the winter of 2011, Draman returned to Africa - the Tunisian Esperance agreed to pay 750 thousand euros for it. But there, the striker spent only six months, playing in 12 matches and scoring 6 goals. In the summer of 2011, he signed a contract with the Ukrainian Metallurg, in which he spent another two years. Having entered the field 49 times and scoring 14 goals, Traore finally decided to return to his homeland.
Return to Africa
Draman Traore is the striker who was most successful in his homeland. Therefore, he decided to end his career in Africa - there he signed a contract with the Dubai club from the UAE. In 18 matches for the team, Traore scored 8 goals, after which he was left without work. During the year, he rested from sports, and many thought that the striker decided to end his career. However, in the winter of 2015, Traore announced the signing of a contract with the Malaysian club "PDRM". There he spent one year, which was the most successful in his career - in 15 matches, the striker scored 20 goals. In the winter of 2016, Traore signed a short-term contract with another Malaysian club Kelantan. There he was no longer so successful - in 11 matches the player scored three goals. In the summer of 2016, Draman again lost his job and found it only on October 7, when he joined the Indian Pune City. There, so far, he has played only four matches so far, without scoring a single goal.
Team appearances
Draman Traore made his debut in the Mali team in January 2004 in a friendly match against the Algerian team, which immediately marked a goal. In total, he has 30 matches in which he scored seven goals. The last time in the form of the national team Traore appeared on October 9, 2010. Then he entered the field for seven minutes in a match against the national team of Liberia. This game was the last for Traore in the national team - and, quite possibly, he will soon finish his player career completely. After all, his contract with Pune City is designed only until December 2016.