Daouda Traoré
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Date of birth | 22 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | France U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | France U17 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 |
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
[edit]Nice
[edit]Born in Ivry-sur-Seine in the Ile-de-France, Traoré 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]
Southampton
[edit]On 30 August 2024, Traoré joined Premier League side Southampton and was subsequently sent on loan to Valenciennes for the 2024–25 season.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Traoré was born in France and is of Senegalese and Malian descent, holding triple nationality.[7] He was called up to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] 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.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2024[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Valenciennes (loan) | 2024–25 | Championnat National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Honours
[edit]France U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Daouda Traoré". French Football Federation.
- ^ "Daouda Traoré: "Everything has gone very fast"". OGC Nice. 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Plusieurs cadors européens sur Daouda Traoré". Africa foot. 24 April 2024.
- ^ "La majorité pour Daouda Traoré" (in French). OGC Nice. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Traoré moves to Southampton". OGC Nice. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Daouda Traoré est Valenciennois". Valenciennes FC (in French). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Africafoot, L'équipe (February 9, 2024). "La Juventus maintient son intérêt pour Daouda Traoré".
- ^ "Les vingt-et-un joueurs pour l'Euro". FFF (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Daouda Traoré at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Daouda Traoré in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- 2006 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ivry-sur-Seine
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- OGC Nice players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- France men's youth international footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England