Hadamou Traoré (born 7 September 1993) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for Belgian club
Union SG
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...
.
Club career
Traoré began playing football in his hometown of
Paris
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, eventually joining the
Nantes
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academy in 2008, where he played up to the under-19 level. After failing to get a pro contract from the team, he made the switch to
Paris FC
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in 2011, where he played one more year in the under-19 league.
After a two-year break from football, he joined Le Pontet in the fourth-tier
Championnat de France Amateur
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Drancy
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History
Toponymy
The name Drancy comes from Medieval Lati ...
of the newly-named
Championnat National 2
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in the summer of 2017.
In June 2018, Traoré was signed by
Belgian First Division B
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side
Union SG
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...
on a two-year deal. He made his professional debut a few months later, coming on for Charles Morren during an away win against
OH Leuven
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on 16 November.
Personal life
Born in France, Traoré is of
Mauritania
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n descent. His older brother, Bouna, died from electrocution in 2005 at a building site in the
Clichy-sous-Bois
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