Charles Traoré (born 1 January 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club FC Nantes and the Mali national team.
![]() Traoré with Troyes in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Aulnay-sous-Bois, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
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– | Nantes | 71 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Mali | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC) |
Traoré joined Troyes in August 2015.[2] He made his professional debut a few months later, in a 3–1 Ligue 1 victory against Lille.[3]
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.[4]
Traoré was born in France to parents of Malian descent. He made his debut for the Mali national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Nigeria on 27 May 2016.[5][6]
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