Cheick Omar Traoré (born 31 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in France, he plays 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
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Avranches (loan) | 2015–16 | National | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Châteauroux | 2016–17 | National | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Châteauroux (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Guingamp | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lens | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 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 | 156 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | ||
Honours
Guingamp
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19[9]
References
- ^ "Présentation". www.pierrefittefc.fr.
- ^ "Cheik Traoré poursuit son apprentissage". 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Cheik Traoré signe son premier contrat pro avec Malherbe !". 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Cheick Traoré : "Je ne vais pas me reposer sur mes acquis parce que j'ai signé à Guingamp"". 20 July 2017.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Stade Brestois 29 / Châteauroux". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Transferts : Cheick Traoré quitte Lens pour Dijon". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Baba Traoré avec les espoirs du Mali !". www.formationgirondins.fr.
- ^ "South Africa vs. Mali - 13 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
External links
- C. Traoré at Soccerway
- Cheick Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cheick Traoré – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- Cheick Traoré – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) (archived)
- Cheick Traoré at SM Caen (in French)
- Cheick Omar Traoré at L'Équipe Football (in French)