Ben Traoré (born 18 April 1986) is a
Mali
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an
footballer
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. He last played for
AC Kajaani
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in the
Finnish third tier
Kakkonen
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.
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Traoré has previously played in the top divisions of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
, Hungary
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, Libya
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and Finland
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. He has capped 8 times for the Mali national team.
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1986 births
Footballers from Bamako
Malian men's footballers
Malian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Burkina Faso
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Libya
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Burkina Faso
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Libya
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Veikkausliiga players
US des Forces Armées players
Győri ETO FC players
FC Haka players
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Olympic Azzaweya SC players
AC Kajaani players
Libyan Premier League players
21st-century Malian sportsmen
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