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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Nice
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
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
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]
Honours
France U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023[10]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.