Hamed Traorè

Hamed Traorè (born 16 February 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Ivory Coast national team.

Hamed Traorè
Traorè with AFC Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hamed Traorè[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 22
Youth career
2015 Boca Barco
2015–2018 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Empoli 42 (2)
2019–2021 → Sassuolo (loan) 66 (9)
2021–2023 Sassuolo 42 (7)
2023 → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 7 (0)
2023– AFC Bournemouth 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ivory Coast U23 4 (0)
2021– Ivory Coast 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Early life

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Traorè moved to Italy at a young age.[3]

Club career

Empoli

Traorè made his Serie B debut for Empoli on 8 October 2017 in a game against Foggia.[4] On 26 August 2018, he made his debut in Serie A in the defeat against Genoa, substituting Zajc the 85th minute.[5]

On 15 January 2019, Fiorentina agreed a deal to sign Traorè with him remaining on loan at Empoli for the remainder of the season.[6] However, at the end of the season, Empoli chairman Fabrizio Corsi announced the deal had fallen through.[7]

Sassuolo

On 12 July 2019, Traorè joined Sassuolo on a two-year loan with an option to buy.[8]

Bournemouth

On 31 January 2023, Traorè joined Premier League team Bournemouth. The deal is structured as an initial loan with a subsequent permanent transfer and a five-year contract.[9] On 16 May, Bournemouth announced Traoré had officially joined on a transfer, following a mandatory obligation to buy at the end of the 2022/23 season. [10]

International career

Traorè debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[11][12]

He made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 6 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cameroon, a 2–1 home victory. He substituted Jérémie Boga in the 69th minute.[13]

Personal life

In July 2020, an investigation into trafficking of football players was launched by the public prosecutor's office of Parma.[14] Among the involved was Hamed Mamadou Traorè, a distant relative of Hamed and his alleged brother Amad Diallo, who was accused of posing as their father to facilitate their immigration to Italy.[14] The investigation also questioned the relationship between Hamed and Amad.[15]

On 10 February 2021, Traorè was found guilty of violating the Italian Sports Justice Code in order to join the football club "ASD Boca Barco" in 2015 under the name "Hamed Junior Traorè".[1] He was accused of falsifying documents in order to fake a relationship with Hamed Mamadou Traorè, an Ivorian citizen resident in Italy, and request a family reunification.[1] Traorè requested a plea bargain, with the Federal Prosecutor's Office imposing a fine of €48,000.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 August 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Empoli 2017–18 Serie B 100——100
2018–19 Serie A 32210—332
Total 42210—432
Sassuolo (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 31421—335
2020–21 Serie A 35500—355
Total 66921—6810
Sassuolo 2021–22 Serie A 31711—328
2022–23 Serie A 11000—110
Total 42711—438
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 70——70
AFC Bournemouth 2023–24 Premier League 10——10
Career total 15818420016220

International
As of match played 24 March 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202130
202210
202310
Total50

Honours

Ivory Coast U23

References
  1. "La Procura di Parma svelò il sistema dei falsi genitori: patteggiano i calciatori Traore e Diallo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. "Hamed Traorè". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "Traffico di calciatori, coinvolto anche il "padre" di Hamed Junior Traorè". Reggionline – Quotidianionline – Telereggio – Trc – TRM (in Italian). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 October 2017.
  5. "Genoa-Empoli 2–1, orgoglio rossoblù nella notte del dolore". Repubblica.it. 26 August 2018.
  6. "Official: Fiorentina sign Traore". football-italia.net. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. "L'Empoli: "Mancano le carte, Traoré resta". La Fiorentina: "Dubbi, rifaremo le visite"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  8. "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ecco Traore dall'Empoli. Prestito biennale e obbligo". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. "CHERRIES SIGN IVORY COAST INTERNATIONAL TRAORÈ". AFC Bournemouth. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. "Traorè completes permanent Cherries move". AFCB. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. Marc, ALLA Jean (14 March 2019). "CAN U23 : Nicolas Tié, Kouamé Christian, Guiagon Parfait… les surprises du chef Kamara". Mondialsport.net.
  12. "CAF – Competitions – Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations – Match Details". cafonline.com.
  13. "Ivory Coast v Cameroon game report". FIFA. 6 September 2021.
  14. "Traffico di calciatori, coinvolto anche il "padre" di Hamed Junior Traorè". Reggionline – Quotidianionline – Telereggio – Trc – TRM (in Italian). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  15. Di Landro, Armando (11 July 2020). ""Il talento dell'Atalanta Traore portato in Italia illegalmente": indagati i finti genitori". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  16. Hamed Traorè at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  17. "Hamed Traorè". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  18. "CAN U23 "Egypte 2019" : Voici les Eléphants sélectionnés | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  19. "Matches | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019".
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