Boubacar Traoré (footballer, born 2001)

Boubacar Traoré (born 20 August 2001) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mali national team.

Club career
Boubacar Traoré made his professional debut for FC Metz on the 10 May 2021, coming as a substitute of Kévin N'Doram in a Ligue 1 home game against Nîmes.

Traoré made a deadline day move to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 September 2022, on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy in the summer of 2023.

Traoré made his Wolves debut in a 3–0 home defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League on 17 September 2022.

Traoré scored his first goal for Wolves in a home EFL Cup game against Premier League rivals Leeds United to win the game 1–0 on 9 November 2022.

On 1 February 2023, Wolves announced that Traoré's performances for the club had triggered a clause in his loan agreement that would make his move to Wolves permanent, effective 1 July 2023.

International career
Traoré made his debut for the Mali senior national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Algeria on 16 November 2022.

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Malian under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco, where the Eagles finished in third place and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Honours
Mali U20


 * U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 2019

Mali U23
 * U-23 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal: 2023