Steve Traoré
Beninese footballer (born 1998)
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Steve-Waren Tiana Sean Jucher Traoré (born 18 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in France, he plays for the Benin national team.
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Traoré with Lokomotiv Sofia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steve-Waren Tiana Sean Jucher Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Camillienne | |||
| RC Joinville | |||
| AS Montferrand | |||
| Clermont | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Clermont II | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bourges 18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Créteil II | 21 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Créteil | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sainte-Geneviève | 19 | (3) |
| 2022 | Beroe | 16 | (3) |
| 2023 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 40 | (3) |
| 2025 | Haka | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Benin | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
Traoré began his senior career in 2016 with the reserves of Clermont. In April 2018, he moved to Bourges 18.[1] After a season with them he transferred to Créteil in the Championnat National, where he mostly played with their reserves. He followed that up with a transfer to Sainte-Geneviève in 2021.[2]
On 5 July 2022, Traoré moved to the Bulgarian club Beroe.[3] On 31 March 2023, he moved to the Belarusian club Shakhtyor Soligorsk or the second half of the 2022–23 season.[4] On 19 July 2023 he transferred to Lokomotiv Sofia on a contract until 2025.[5]
On 28 January 2025, he signed for Haka in Veikkausliiga.[6] On 19 May, his contract was terminated.[7]
International career
Traoré was born in France to an Ivorian father and Beninese mother, and holds both nationalities.[2] He was called up to the Benin national team for a set of friendlies in October in 2023.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clermont II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bourges 18 | 2018–19 | National 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Créteil | 2019–20 | National | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Créteil II | 2019–20 | National 3 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Sainte-Geneviève | 2021–22 | National 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 3 | |
| Beroe | 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | Belarusian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 26 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 114 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 10 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, Bulgarian Cup, Belarusian Cup and Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
International
- As of match played 15 October 2024
- Appearance(s) in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification