Cheick Traoré

Cheick Traoré
Traoré with Lens in 2020
Personal information
Full name Cheick Omar Traoré
Date of birth (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995
Place of birth Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Paris 13 Atletico
Number 19
Youth career
2001–2006 Pierrefitte FC
2006–2008 Paris Saint-Germain
2008–2012 Entente SSG
2012–2013 Sedan
2013 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Caen II 38 (0)
2015–2016 → Avranches (loan) 29 (0)
2016–2017 Châteauroux 26 (0)
2017–2019 Guingamp 20 (0)
2017–2018 → Châteauroux (loan) 31 (0)
2019–2021 Lens 12 (0)
2021–2024 Dijon 66 (1)
2023–2024 Dijon II 12 (1)
2024 Buzău 4 (0)
2025 Al-Faisaly 9 (0)
2025– Paris 13 Atletico 18 (0)
International career
2019–2022 Mali 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026

Cheick Omar Traoré (born 31 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 3 club Paris 13 Atletico. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team.

Early life

In his youth, Cheick Traoré played along his brother Baba in his native Pierrefitte-sur-Seine.[1] He is also a professional footballer.[2]

Club career

Traoré signed his first professional contract with Caen on 16 June 2015.[3] He moved to Avranches on loan, and after a successful stint, was transferred to Châteauroux. Traoré worked his way into the starting lineup at Châteauroux and earned a transfer to Ligue 1 club Guingamp, and was loaned back to Châteauroux for the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his professional debut for Châteauroux in a 3–2 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 28 July 2017.[5]

From 2019 to 2021, Traoré was a Lens player, making a total of 15 appearances for the club. On 28 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Dijon.[6]

International career

Born in France, Traoré is Malian by descent.[7] He debuted for the Mali national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to South Africa on 13 October 2019.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen II 2013–14 CFA 2 160———160
2014–15 CFA 2 220———220
Total 380———380
Avranches (loan) 2015–16 National 290200000310
Châteauroux 2016–17 National 260203000310
Châteauroux (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 310301000350
Guingamp 2018–19 Ligue 1 200105000260
Lens 2019–20 Ligue 2 100102000130
2020–21 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 12 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Dijon 2021–22 Ligue 2 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 156090110001760

Honours

Guingamp

References

  1. ↑ "Présentation". www.pierrefittefc.fr.
  2. ↑ "Cheik Traoré poursuit son apprentissage". 12 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cheik Traoré signe son premier contrat pro avec Malherbe !". 16 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cheick Traoré : "Je ne vais pas me reposer sur mes acquis parce que j'ai signé à Guingamp"". 20 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Stade Brestois 29 / Châteauroux". www.lfp.fr.
  6. ↑ "Transferts : Cheick Traoré quitte Lens pour Dijon". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Baba Traoré avec les espoirs du Mali !". www.formationgirondins.fr.
  8. ↑ "South Africa vs. Mali - 13 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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