Dame Traoré
Qatari footballer (born 1986)
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Dame Traoré (born 19 May 1986) is a professional footballer who plays in Qatar for Al-Gharafa as a defender. Born in France, he represents Qatar at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Metz, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Valenciennes | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Sedan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2018 | Al-Duhail | 96 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → El Jaish (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Al-Rayyan | 83 | (2) |
| 2023– | Al-Gharafa | 42 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Qatar B | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Qatar | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:17, 21 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
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.[6] He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[7] He made his international debut for the senior national team in 2013.[8]
