Ali Traoré (born February 28, 1985) is an Ivorian-born French former professional

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player. He also represented the

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internationally. Standing at , he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Traoré made his professional debut with ASVEL Basket during the 2001–02 season.Ali Traore at Euroleague.net
/ref> In the 2004–05 season he played college basketball at the

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. In February 2005, he returned to France and signed with UJAP Quimper 29 for the rest of the season. For the 2005–06 season he signed with Chorale Roanne. From 2006 to 2008 he played with

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. On June 28, 2008, he signed a one-year deal with ASVEL Basket. On June 30, 2009, he re-signed with ASVEL. On July 22, 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Virtus Roma. He left Roma after one season. On August 1, 2011, Traore signed a two-year contract with Russian club

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

. On December 10, 2012, he parted ways with Lokomotiv. On December 27, 2012, he signed with Serbian club

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. However, he left the club on February 6, 2013, due to a knee injury. On February 18, 2013, he signed with German club Alba Berlin for the rest of the season. On September 24, 2013, he signed with

JSF Nanterre Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club plays in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre, the club pla ...

. On December 22, 2013, he parted ways with Nanterre. On February 19, 2014, he signed with

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of Lebanon for the rest of the season. On July 24, 2014, Traore signed a one-year deal with Strasbourg IG. On July 8, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with

Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...

. On August 3, 2016, Traore signed with Spanish club Estudiantes. On January 26, 2017, he parted ways with Estudiantes. On March 14, 2017, he signed with Byblos Club of Lebanon. On November 22, 2017, Traore signed with

Antibes Sharks Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French secon ...

. On January 3, 2018, he moved to

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for the rest of the

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. Traore joined Strasbourg IG in 2018. He averaged 11.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. He rejoined Antibes Sharks on September 10, 2020. On March 1, 2022, he has announced his retirement from professional basketball.

National team career

As a member of the senior French national team he won the silver medal at the

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in Lithuania.

Professional career

National team career

References

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