Diedie Traore (born 15 January 1999) is a French

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Career

Traore began his youth career with the

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academy, before leaving in 2016. He joined Lithuanian

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side Utenis Utena during the summer break in 2017. In January 2018, Traore attended an open tryout for

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club

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. After a successful trial, he signed with the team on 30 April 2018. On 6 March 2019, Traore moved up to the senior

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side. On 5 March 2021, Traore and LA Galaxy mutually agreed to part ways. Traore returned to France, signing with

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side

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in November 2021. On 24 February 2022 it was announced that Traore had signed with

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side

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. On 30 June 2022 the club announced it had reached a mutual agreement with the player to terminate his contract. In September 2023, Diedie joined Belgian fourth tier club

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in the

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Personal life

Born in France, Traore is of Malian descent.

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* 1999 births Living people Footballers from Paris French men's footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent FK Utenis Utena players Ventura County FC players LA Galaxy players SAS Épinal players San Antonio FC players Sporting Kansas City II players Men's association football defenders A Lyga players USL Championship players Championnat National 2 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania French expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States MLS Next Pro players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub