Demba Souleymane Traoré (born 22 April 1982) is a Swedish

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striker/

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who plays for

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Career

Traoré was born in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

with a father from

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

and a mother from

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. Troaré made his first team debut at the age of 18 with

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

against

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in the 2000–01 Football League Second Division. The next season Traoré made his first start for the club, in the league opener at the

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against

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

. Traoré was chosen as Man of the Match. In 2004 Traoré returned to the Swedish club

Vasalund/Essinge IF Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund. History Vasalund was formed in 1934 and play in the Swedish Third Division: Ettan Norra. In 2002 the club merged with Ess ...

. While playing for Vasalund/Essing IF in Division 2 Östra Svealand, Traoré finished as the league's top scorer with 13 goals and was chosen as the league's best attacker in the 2004–2005 season. Traoré later played for the Greek clubs

Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrinio ...

and

Apollon Kalamarias Apollon Kalamarias (Greek: Απόλλων Καλαμαριάς) is a Greek sports club from Kalamaria, a suburb of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1926. The club is named after Apollo, the mythical Greek god. Its colors are red and black. Histor ...

in the

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. Due to the club's economic problems, Traoré left on a free transfer with six months left on the contract and was signed by

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

on 7 August 2009. He made his debut the same day when his new club lost 4–0 against

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

. Traoré scored his first

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in his third game for Fortuna Sittard, when HFC Haarlem was beaten 5–1 on 21 August. In the end of March 2011, Traoré signed a one-year contract with

Nybergsund IL-Trysil Nybergsund IL-Trysil is a Norwegian football club located in Nybergsund in Trysil Municipality. It currently plays in the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of the Norwegian football league system. History In 2007, Nybergsund were promoted to the se ...

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. Traoré scored his first goal for the club in an away game against

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on 10 April 2011. 2012 Traoré extended his contract with the club for one more year. He ended the season scoring 10 goals playing first half of the season as a center-forward and the second half at the right-wing. 2013 Traoré signed a new contract for another year. He moved from playing as centre-forward to a center-back position for the first time in his career. He was also given the Captain's armband. Ahead of the 2014 season he joined

Asker Fotball Asker Fotball is the football department of Norwegian sports club Asker SK from Asker. The women's football team is one of the most successful clubs ever in Norway, with six top flight championships and five cup championships. Due to financia ...

. He left the club again at the end of 2018. On 18 February 2019, Traoré joined

Lyn Fotball Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb () is a Norway, Norwegian association football, football club and a department of the sports club SFK Lyn, Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn based in Oslo, whose members also participate in Nordic skiing and orienteering. Until 2 ...

.LIVE: Det norske overgangsvinduet 2019
sporthjornet.com, 18 February 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Demba 1982 births Living people Footballers from Stockholm Swedish men's footballers Swedish people of Malian descent Swedish people of Finnish descent AIK Fotboll players Vasalunds IF players Cambridge United F.C. players Enfield F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players Fortuna Sittard players Eerste Divisie players Nybergsund IL-Trysil players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Asker Fotball players Lyn Fotball players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Men's association football forwards English Football League players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen