Kalilou Mohamed Traoré (born 9 September 1987) is a Malian former professional

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who played as

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Club career

Traoré began his career with

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in 2005. He signed a contract with

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club (, ), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola, the top tier of the Moroccan football ...

in the summer of 2006. In July 2007 he played on loan to

Hassania Agadir Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir () commonly referred to as Hassania Agadir and known as l'Hassania, or simply as HUSA, is a Moroccan football club based in Agadir. The club was founded on 22 December 1946. It plays its home games at Adrar Stadium ...

and returned to Wydad Casablanca on 14 July 2008. Traoré signed with

NK Istra 1961 Nogometni klub Istra 1961 (), commonly referred to as Istra 1961, is a Croatian professional football club based in Pula, that competes in the Croatian First League. It is a common opinion amongst many people that ''Istra 1961'' was founded i ...

in August 2008. After his successful first season with 9 goals in 27 games, he was linked with

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

and

NK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

. He signed with OB in 2010. In September 2012, Traoré joined

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. In June 2014, he agreed the termination of his contract with Sochaux.

International career

He made 16 appearances for

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between 2010 and 2013, scoring his only goal in a qualifying match against the

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Honours

Mali *

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bronze:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Kalilou 1987 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Men's association football midfielders Malian men's footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Malian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Malian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark AS Korofina players NK Istra 1961 players AS Real Bamako players Hassania Agadir players Odense Boldklub players Danish Superliga players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Ligue 1 players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Mali men's international footballers 21st-century Malian sportsmen