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	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
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amiens	2004–05	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2005–06	22	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
	2006–07	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	2007–08	31	6	7	3	—		—		38	9
	2008–09	34	8	2	1	—		—		36	9
	Total	106	14	13	4	—		—		119	18
Nancy	2009–10	22	1	1	0	1	0	—		24	1
	2010–11	29	5	3	0	1	0	—		33	5
	2011–12	22	5	1	0	0	0	—		23	5
	Total	73	11	5	0	2	0	—		80	11
Milan	2012–13	7	0	1	0	—		1	0	9	0
Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan)	2013–14	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
Bursaspor	2014–15	10	0	6	2	—		2	0	18	2
	2015–16	8	1	5	2	—		—		13	3
	Total	18	1	11	4	—		2	0	31	5
Career total		229	27	32	8	2	0	3	0	266	35

International

Source:[7]

Mali national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	6	1
2010	5	0
2011	3	0
2012	6	1
2013	0	0
2014	4	0
Total	24	2

Honours

Mali

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2012[9][10]

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/

External links

• footpro.fr at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 November 2008) (in French)
• Bakaye Traoré at L'Équipe Football (in French)