Dame Traoré

Dame Traoré
Personal information
Date of birth	19 May 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Metz, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Al-Rayyan
Number	5
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:27, 4 June 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:17, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Dame Traoré (born 19 May 1986) is a professional footballer who plays in Qatar for Al-Rayyan, as a defender.

Born in France, he represents Qatar at international level.

Career[]

Born in Metz, Traoré has played club football in France and Qatar for Valenciennes, Sedan and Lekhwiya.^[1]^[2] The merger of Lekhwiya and the El Jaish under the name of Al-Duhail^[3] He joined Qatari club Al-Rayyan in 2018.^[4]

International career[]

Traoré is born in France to parents of Senegalese origin. Early in his career, Traoré moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. Traoré was called up the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013.^[5] He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.^[6] He made his international debut for the senior national team in 2013.^[7]

Personal life[]

He is of Senegalese origin.^[8]^[9] His brothers Mody and Mamadou are also footballers.^[10]

References[]

^ "Profile" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ Dame Traoré at Soccerway
^ "دمج نادي لخويا و نادي لخويا تحت مسمى نادي الدحيل". slstat. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "Dame Traoré signs with Al Rayyan SC". kora.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Gerets arranges to Umm Salal match". lekhwiyaclub.qa. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ "Match report" (PDF). the-waff.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^ "Le Qatar veut convoquer Dame Traoré". Goal.com (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "Qatar : Dame Traoré convoité". Sport365.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ Maes, Antoine. "Et un, et deux, et Traoré". 20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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[1] "Profile" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[2] Dame Traoré at Soccerway

[3] "دمج نادي لخويا و نادي لخويا تحت مسمى نادي الدحيل". slstat. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[4] "Dame Traoré signs with Al Rayyan SC". kora.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[5] "Gerets arranges to Umm Salal match". lekhwiyaclub.qa. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[6] "Match report" (PDF). the-waff.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[7] "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[8] "Le Qatar veut convoquer Dame Traoré". Goal.com (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[9] "Qatar : Dame Traoré convoité". Sport365.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[10] Maes, Antoine. "Et un, et deux, et Traoré". 20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-05-19) 19 May 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Metz, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Al-Rayyan
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2010	Valenciennes	15	(0)
2005–2006	→ Sedan (loan)	0	(0)
2010–2017	Lekhwiya	88	(8)
2015–2016	→ Al-Arabi (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2017	→ El Jaish (loan)	9	(0)
2017–2018	Al-Duhail	8	(1)
2018–	Al-Rayyan	20	(0)
National team^‡
2013	Qatar B	2	(0)
2013–	Qatar	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:27, 4 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:17, 6 September 2015 (UTC)