Bakaye Traoré (born 6 March 1985) is a former professional

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who played as a

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for

Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...

and

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomb ...

in France, for

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in Italy, and for

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and

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in Turkey. Born in France, he was

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24 times at international level by Mali national team scoring twice.

Club career

Amiens and Nancy

On 10 June 2009, Traoré left

to sign a three-year deal with

Milan

On 17 May 2012, Traoré signed a three-year contract with

. On 26 September 2012, he made his first appearance in Milan's 2–0 win against

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in Serie A. He made seven first team appearances in his first season at Milan, all of them off the bench.

Kayseri Erciyesspor

On 5 September 2013, Traoré was sent on loan to Turkish

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club

Bursaspor

After his contract has ended with Milan, he signed a contract for three years with

International career

Traoré was a member of the Mali national team and played his debut on 24 February 2009 against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Mali *

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bronze:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Bakaye 1985 births Living people Footballers from Bondy French sportspeople of Malian descent French men's footballers Malian men's footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Amiens SC players AS Nancy Lorraine players AC Milan players Bursaspor footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Serie A players Süper Lig players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century French sportsmen