Charles Traoré

Charles Traoré
Traoré with Troyes in 2016
Personal information
Full name Charles Blonda Traoré
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Bastia
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2013 FC Aulnaysien
2013–2014 FC Azzurri 90 Lausanne
2014–2015 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Troyes 60 (1)
2018–2023 Nantes 83 (1)
2023– Bastia 12 (0)
International career‡
2016– Mali 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Charles Blonda Traoré (born 1 January 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bastia and the Mali national team.[2]

Club career

Traoré joined Troyes in August 2015.[3] He made his professional debut a few months later, in a 3–1 Ligue 1 victory against Lille.[4]

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Traoré joined Ligue 1 side FC Nantes on a three-year contract.[5]

International career

Traoré was born in Bamako. He holds Malian and French nationalities.[6] He made his debut for the Mali national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Nigeria on 27 May 2016.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Charles Traoré". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ Charles Traoré at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "C.Traoré et Y.Hamzaoui troyens" (in French). estac.fr. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "LOSC vs. ESTAC Troyes" (in French). lfp.fr. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Charles Traoré de Troyes à Nantes, c'est officiel". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Charles TRAORE | FC NANTES | Défenseur". Archived from the original on 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Alain Giresse : Pour une équipe expérimentale c'était honorable — Maliweb". 28 May 2016.