Aliou Badara Traoré (born 8 January 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish club Göztepe.

Club career

Manchester United

Traoré joined the Manchester United youth academy in 2017 and signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 January 2018, the day after his 17th birthday. He appeared for the club's under-21 side in the

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, first as an unused substitute in the opening match against

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, before playing the full 90 minutes of matches against Lincoln City and

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Caen (loan)

On 17 August 2020, Traoré signed with Stade Malherbe Caen on a season-long loan. He made his debut for Caen in a goalless draw away to Clermont on the opening day of the

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season on 22 August 2020, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Jessy Deminguet. On 4 June 2021, Traoré was one of eight Manchester United players to be released following the 2020–21 season.

Parma

On 8 September 2021, Traoré joined

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Frosinone

On 3 October 2022, Traoré signed a contract with

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club

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until 30 June 2023.

Göztepe

On 31 January 2023 he joined Turkish side Göztepe.

International career

Born in France, Traoré is of Malian descent. He is a youth international for France and has been capped at under-16 and under-19 levels.

References

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