Bakaye Traoré

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

Bakaye Traoré
Traoré in 2012
Personal information
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)
International career
2009–2014 Mali 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Amiens and Nancy

On 10 June 2009, Traoré 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, he 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 was a member of the Mali national team[7] and played his debut on 24 February 2009 against Angola.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens 2004–05 Ligue 2 2000——20
2005–06 Ligue 2 22020——240
2006–07 Ligue 2 17020——190
2007–08 Ligue 2 31673——389
2008–09 Ligue 2 34821——369
Total 10614134——11918
Nancy 2009–10 Ligue 1 2211010—241
2010–11 Ligue 1 2953010—335
2011–12 Ligue 1 2251000—235
Total 73115020—8011
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 7010—1090
Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) 2013–14 Süper Lig 25120——271
Bursaspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 10062—20182
2015–16 Süper Lig 8152——133
Total 181114—20315
Career total 22927328203026635
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Supercoppa Italiana, and Trophée des Champions matches
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue matches

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 200961
201050
201130
201261
201300
201440
Total242

Honours

Mali

References
  1. "ASNL - Site officiel de l'AS Nancy Lorraine". www.asnl.net.
  2. Bakaye Traoré joueur – Foot National
  3. FIFA.com. "Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com (in French). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. 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-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. "Mali – B. Traoré". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  9. "Mali name final 2012 Afcon squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. "2012 Africa Cup of Nations matches".
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