Armand Traore profile
Name
Armand Traore
Born
October 08, 1989
Paris, France
Position
Defender
Squad Number
30
Previous Club(s)
Monaco
Joined Arsenal
August 01, 2006
Arsenal Debut
W.B.A. (a)
Carling Cup
October 24, 2006
Won 2-0
The French left back made a significant step forward last season by making his first starts in the Premier League and Champions League.
Before then the defender had been a part of Arsène Wenger’s squad and a Carling Cup regular but full games against Sevilla and Steaua Bucharest early in the campaign suggested that Wenger wanted to test him further.
Armand has all the attributes to be a excellent defender in the modern game. He is powerfully built, fast and attack-minded. Perhaps he still needs to learn the craft of the position but experience can not be learned on the training pitch, only matches can give it to you and Armand is becoming more and more involved. This season he will gain valuable experience while on loan at Portsmouth.
Signed from Monaco in 2006, he has represented France at Under-17, Under-18s and Under-19 level.
He began last season by scoring a spectacular 40-yarder against Fulham in the Reserves and ended it by supplying a pin-point cross for Nicklas Bendtner the score the winner against Everton in the final home game of the campaign.
MY YEAR
April
Armand had cause to celebrate as he earned a first Premier League start against Liverpool in early April
September
Armand was named in the starting line-up for the 2-0 Carling Cup win over Newcastle and provided a perfect cross from which Nicklas Bendtner gave Arsenal the lead. The Frenchman impressed throughout the game and looked a danger going forward as well as solid at the back. The young left back had earlier in the month scored a fine goal in a Reserve team fixture against Birmingham.
August
Armand didn’t feature for the first team in August, making just one appearance on the bench for the Champions League qualifying tie first leg against Sparta Prague. However, he did score what will probably be one of the goals of the season - a thunderous 40-yard strike for the Reserves against Fulham.
30. Armand Traore - Full Arsenal Record
| Prem Lge | Europe | FA Cup | Lge Cup | C. Shield | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl | Ap | Gl |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 2007-2008 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 |
Key:
- Prem Lge = Barclays Premier League
- C. Shield = Community Shield
- Europe = UEFA Champions League
- Ap = Appearances
- FA Cup = FA Cup sponsored by E-on
- Gl = Goals Scored
- Lge Cup = Carling Cup
Armand Traore - News
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Mon, Nov 17, 2008
Loan Watch: Traore stars for Adams' Pompey -
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Loan Watch: Traore starts life after Redknapp -
Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Loan Watch: Traore goes close for Portsmouth -
Tue, Oct 7, 2008
Loan Watch: Traore shines in Porstmouth win -
Tue, Sep 30, 2008
Loan Watch: Traore helps keep Spurs bottom -
Mon, Sep 1, 2008
Loan watch: Traore helps Pompey to away win -
Thu, Aug 21, 2008
Armand Traore joins Portsmouth on loan -
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
Clichy - Traore is the type of player we need -
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
TV Online: Traore - My targets for the season -
Wed, Jul 9, 2008
Arsenal Res 1-1 Chelsea Res: Match Report
