Charles Traoré
Malian footballer (born 1992)
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Charles Blonda Traoré (born 1 January 1992) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Mali national team.[2]
Full name
Charles Blonda Traoré
Date of birth
1 January 1992
Place of birth
Bamako, Mali
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
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Traoré with Troyes in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Blonda Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | FC Aulnaysien | ||
| 2013–2014 | FC Azzurri 90 Lausanne | ||
| 2014–2015 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Troyes II | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Troyes | 60 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Nantes | 83 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Nantes II | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Bastia | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Bastia II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Mali | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Traoré joined Troyes in August 2015.[3] He made his professional debut a few months later, in a 3–1 Ligue 1 victory against Lille.[4]
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.[5]
On 30 January 2025, Traoré's contract with Bastia was terminated by mutual consent.[6]
International career
Traoré was born in Bamako. He holds Malian and French nationalities.[7] He made his debut for the Mali national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Nigeria on 27 May 2016.[8]