Baba Traoré (born 13 October 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Al ...

Career

In January 2019, Traoré was loaned to Brest from

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until the end of the season.

Personal life

As a youth player, Baba Traoré played along his brother Cheick Traoré, who is also a professional footballer, in his native

Pierrefitte-sur-Seine Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (, ) is a former commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France, since 2025 a part of Saint-Denis, following a vote of both municipal councils on 30 May 2024. It forms part of the northern ...

. Traoré holds French and Malian nationalities. He was selected with Malian U21 team for the

Toulon tournament The Maurice Revello Tournament (officially French: the ''Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello''), previously known as the Toulon Tournament, is a Association football, football tournament, which traditionally features invit ...

in 2016.

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* 1992 births Living people French men's footballers Malian men's footballers Men's association football defenders LB Châteauroux players Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players AJ Auxerre players Le Havre AC players Stade Brestois 29 players Hyères FC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub