Idrissa Traoré Essien (born 6 May 1991) is a Malian international

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who plays, as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Traoré has played for Requins de l'Atlantique,

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, Djoliba,

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and Shabaab al Jabal. On 14 August 2019 Omani club

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confirmed, that they had signed Traoré.

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2015.

References

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