Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré (born 5 July 1980) is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in

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, Traoré started his career at Tunisian club Espérance Tunis, before moving to

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in 2005. In January 2008, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with

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. On 17 July 2009, he signed with

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on loan for a season.

International career

Following an impressive start to the

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season, he was called up to the national squad for the friendly against Sweden on 15 November 2006, making his debut as a substitute. In March 2007, he was one of four players to receive a late call-up for the Ivorian's African Cup of Nations qualifier against

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, due to injuries to other members of the squad. He was also the member of the team at

2002 African Cup of Nations The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Ca ...

Personal life

He holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.

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* * 1980 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Men's association football forwards Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers French men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France 2002 African Cup of Nations players Stade d'Abidjan players Al Ain FC players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Le Havre AC players Al Hilal SFC players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Stade Malherbe Caen players Budapest Honvéd FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players UAE Pro League players Saudi Pro League players 21st-century French sportsmen {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub