Haymenn Bah-Traoré (born 12 June 1997) is a German professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Kauno Žalgiris.

Club career

Bah-Traoré is a former youth academy player of

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...

. He started his senior career with

SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 is a Football in Germany, German association football club located in Wattenscheid, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claimed an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the me ...

in July 2016. He moved to Borussia Dortmund's

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following season. He made his professional debut for the team on 13 August 2021 in a 5–2 league win against

SC Freiburg II SC Freiburg II is the reserve team of German association football club SC Freiburg, based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. The team played as SC Freiburg Amateure until 2005. The team has reached the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup ...

. After spending six months as a

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, Bah-Traoré joined Finnish club

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in December 2022. In January 2025, he joined Kauno Žalgiris.

International career

In September 2021, Bah-Traoré received his first call-up to the Togo national team for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Congo.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Bah-Traoré is of Togolese descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Borussia Dortmund II *

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BVB profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bah-Traore, Haymenn 1997 births Living people German people of Togolese descent Footballers from Essen Men's association football defenders German men's footballers 3. Liga players Regionalliga players SG Wattenscheid 09 players Borussia Dortmund II players FC Haka players FK Kauno Žalgiris players 21st-century German sportsmen German expatriate sportspeople in Finland Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland German expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Veikkausliiga players