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Kandia Traoré
	Traoré in training in June 2010
Personal information
Full name	Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré
Date of birth	5 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Stade d'Abidjan
2001–2002	Espérance Tunis
2001–2002	Étoile du Sahel
2003–2004	→ Al-Ain (loan)
2004	Al-Hilal
2004–2005	Étoile du Sahel
2005–2007	Le Havre
2007	Al-Nasr
2008–2010	Sochaux
2008–2009	→ Strasbourg (loan)
2009–2010	→ Caen (loan)
2010–2013	Caen
2014–2015	Honvéd
International career
2001–2008	Ivory Coast
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré (born 5 July 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Abidjan, Traoré started his career at Tunisian club Espérance Tunis, before moving to Le Havre in 2005. In January 2008, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. On 17 July 2009, he signed with Stade Malherbe Caen on loan for a season.

International career

Following an impressive start to the 2006–07 Ligue 2 season, he was called up to the national squad for the friendly against Sweden on 15 November 2006, making his debut as a substitute. In March 2007, he was one of four players to receive a late call-up for the Ivorian's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar in Antananarivo, due to injuries to other members of the squad. He was also the member of the team at 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Personal life

He holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.^[2]

References

^ "Foot: Traoré Kandia rejoint Kader Kéita en Hongrie" [Kandia Traoré joins Kader Kéita in Hungary]. levuvuzela.net. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "Kandia Traoré - Ligue1.fr". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.