Dame Traoré (born 19 May 1986) is a professional footballer who plays in Qatar for Al-Gharafa, as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Metz, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Valenciennes | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Sedan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2018 | Al-Duhail | 96 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → El Jaish (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Al-Rayyan | 83 | (2) |
| 2023- | Al-Gharafa | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Qatar B | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Qatar | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 25 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:17, 21 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in France, he represents Qatar at international level.
Career edit
Born in Metz, Traoré has played club football in France and Qatar for Valenciennes, Sedan and Lekhwiya.[1][2] The merger of Lekhwiya and the El Jaish under the name of Al-Duhail[3] He joined Qatari club Al-Rayyan in 2018.[4] He joined Qatari club Al-Gharafa On 17 August 2023.[5]
International career edit
Traoré is born in France to parents of Senegalese origin. Early in his career, Traoré moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. Traoré was called up the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013.[6] He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[7] He made his international debut for the senior national team in 2013.[8]
Personal life edit
He is of Senegalese origin.[9][10] His brothers Mody and Mamadou are also footballers.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Profile" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ Dame Traoré at Soccerway
- ^ "دمج نادي لخويا و نادي لخويا تحت مسمى نادي الدحيل". slstat. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Dame Traoré signs with Al Rayyan SC". kora.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "تراوري ينضم للغرافة".
- ^ "Gerets arranges to Umm Salal match". lekhwiyaclub.qa. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Match report" (PDF). the-waff.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Le Qatar veut convoquer Dame Traoré". Goal.com (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Qatar : Dame Traoré convoité". Sport365.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Maes, Antoine. "Et un, et deux, et Traoré". 20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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