Mamadou Sekou Traoré (born 3 October 1994) is a

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

an professional footballer who plays at

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for

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club Dalian Yingbo and the Mali national team.

Club career

Traoré started his senior career with Elche Ilicitano. After that, he played for Florida Adrenaline and Platense. In 2017, he signed for Marítimo in the Portuguese

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. He played for the B squad and the Under-23 team with that club, making one appearance for the first team in

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...

. On 2 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with

Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela Amadora SAD (), sometimes just Estrela da Amadora, is a Portuguese professional sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. The team is currently competing in the Primeira Liga, after winnin ...

. On 14 February 2024, Traoré signed with

club

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club (), known in AFC competitions as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang Distr ...

. On 2 March 2024, Traoré made his debut for Guoan in a 2-0 away win against Cangzhou Mighty Lions. On 15 January 2025, Traoré signed with

club Dalian Yingbo as free agent.

International career

He made his debut for

Mali national football team The Mali national football team ( Bambara: '' Mali jamana ntolatantɔn'', ) represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent the country at tou ...

on 24 March 2021 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against

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* * * * * 1994 births Footballers from Bamako Living people Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Platense F.C. players C.S. Marítimo players S.C.U. Torreense players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players FK Vojvodina players Muaither SC players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Dalian Yingbo F.C. players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga Portugal 2 players Qatar Stars League players Chinese Super League players Malian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in China Malian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Malian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Malian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Malian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Malian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Malian expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-footy-bio-stub