Bakaye Traoré

Bakaye Traoré (born 6 March 1985) is a French-born Malian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He previously played for Amiens SC and AS Nancy in France, for A.C. Milan in Italy, and for Kayseri Erciyesspor and Bursaspor in Turkey. He was capped 24 times at international level by Mali national team scoring twice.

Bakaye Traoré
Traoré in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bakaye Traoré
Date of birth (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985
Place of birth Bondy, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
0000–2003 Villepinte FC[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Amiens 106 (14)
2009–2012 Nancy 73 (11)
2012–2014 Milan 7 (0)
2013–2014 → Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) 25 (1)
2014–2016 Bursaspor 18 (1)
Total 229 (27)
National team
2009–2014 Mali 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Amiens and Nancy

On 10 June 2009, the 24-year-old Mali international midfielder left Amiens SC to sign a three-year deal with AS Nancy.[3]

Milan

On 17 May 2012, Traoré signed a three-year contract with A.C. Milan.[4] On 26 September 2012, Traoré made his first appearance in Milan's 2–0 win against Cagliari in Serie A. He made seven first team appearances in his first season at Milan, all of them off the bench.

Kayseri Erciyesspor

On 5 September 2013, Traoré was sent on loan to Turkish Süper Lig club Kayseri Erciyesspor.[5]

Bursaspor

After his contract has ended with Milan, he signed a contract for three years with Bursaspor.[6]

International career

Traoré is currently member of the Mali national football team[7] and played his debut on 24 February 2009 against Angola national football team.

Career statistics

Club
Source:[8]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup[nb 2] Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens 2004–05 2000——20
2005–06 22020——240
2006–07 17020——190
2007–08 31673——389
2008–09 34821——369
Total 10614134——11918
Nancy 2009–10 2211010—241
2010–11 2953010—335
2011–12 2251000—235
Total 73115020—8011
Milan 2012–13 7010—1090
Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) 2013–14 25120——271
Bursaspor 2014–15 10062—20182
2015–16 8152——133
Total 181114—20315
Career total 22927328203026635

International
Source:[7]
Mali national team
YearAppsGoals
200961
201050
201130
201261
201300
201440
Total242

Honours

Mali

Notes
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Supercoppa Italiana, and Trophée des Champions matches
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue matches

References
  1. Bakaye Traoré – joueurs
  2. Bakaye Traoré joueur – Foot National
  3. FIFA.com. "Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. Milan, AC. "A.C.MILAN-TRAORE' FINO AL 30 GIUGNO 2015 | News | AC Milan". AC Milan. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. "A.C. Milan official communication". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  6. "Bakaye Traore Bursaspor ile 3 yıllık anlaştı" (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. "Traoré, Bakaye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. "Mali – B. Traoré". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  9. https://www.goal.com/en/news/815/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2012/01/12/2843550/mali-coach-alain-giresse-names-final-2012-africa-cup-of
  10. https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
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