Daouda Traoré

Daouda Traoré
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Ivry-sur-Seine, France[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valenciennes
(on loan from Southampton)
Youth career
2012–2016 ELAN Chevilly-Larue Football
2016–2018 Antony Sports
2018–2019 FC Montrouge 92
2019–2021 CFF Paris
2021–2022 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Nice II 12 (1)
2024 Nice 1 (0)
2024– Southampton 0 (0)
2024– → Valenciennes (loan) 11 (0)
International career
2022 France U16 7 (0)
2022–2023 France U17 12 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:10, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Daouda Traoré (born 22 July 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National club Valenciennes, on loan from Premier League club Southampton.

Club career

Nice

Born in Ivry-sur-Seine in the Ile-de-France, Traoré played at local clubs in the region before joining Nice youth team in 2021. Traoré made his senior debut with Nice's reserves team in the 2022–23 Championnat National 3. On 14 October 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Nice.[2][3] On 8 February 2024, he made his professional debut in a 4–1 Coupe de France victory against Montpellier.[4] Later that year, on 19 May, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a 2–2 away draw against Lille.[5]

Southampton

On 30 August 2024, Traoré joined Premier League side Southampton and was subsequently sent on loan to Valenciennes for the 2024–25 season.[6][7]

International career

Traoré was born in France and is of Senegalese and Malian descent, holding triple nationality.[8] He was called up to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9] He appeared in four matches during the tournament but didn't play in the final, as France was beaten by Germany in the penalty shootouts after a 0–0 draw in regular time.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nice II 2022–23 Championnat National 3 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
Nice 2023–24 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Southampton 2024–25[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Valenciennes (loan) 2024–25 Championnat National 11 0 3 0 — 0 0 14 0
Career total 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 1

Honours

France U17

References

  1. ^ "Daouda Traoré". French Football Federation.
  2. ^ "Daouda Traoré: "Everything has gone very fast"". OGC Nice. 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Plusieurs cadors européens sur Daouda Traoré". Africa foot. 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "La majorité pour Daouda Traoré" (in French). OGC Nice. 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "A nice finish sees Les Aiglons claim late draw". OGC Nice. 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Traoré moves to Southampton". OGC Nice. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Daouda Traoré est Valenciennois". Valenciennes FC (in French). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ Africafoot, L'équipe (9 February 2024). "La Juventus maintient son intérêt pour Daouda Traoré".
  9. ^ "Les vingt-et-un joueurs pour l'Euro". FFF (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  10. ^ "La France s'incline aux tirs au but en finale de l'Euro U17 face à l'Allemagne" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ^ Daouda Traoré at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Games played by Daouda Traoré in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.