Mohamed Traoré Diarra (born 29 November 1994), commonly known as Moha, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. In a

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career, he played 15 games and scored once in the

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for

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and

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, but spent most of his years in the lower leagues. He also had a brief spell in Croatia's top flight with Istra 1961

Club career

Born in

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, Moha joined

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

's youth setup in January 2012, after spells at

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in , temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with a capacity of 4,170 seats. Ba ...

and

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in , holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Futbol de L'Hospitalet, wit ...

. He made his senior debut with the reserves during the campaign, winning promotion from

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. After being rarely used, Moha returned to Badalona in July 2013, on loan for one year. In January of the following year he was loaned to

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, also of the

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. On 12 July 2014, Moha signed for another

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, Elche CF Ilicitano also in the third tier. The following March, he was an unused substitute for the first team's

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game at

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

because of

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' injury, and in July 2015 he moved to

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

, being assigned to its B-team in the fourth division. Moha made his professional debut on 13 March 2016, coming on as a half-time substitute for Luso in a 2–1 home loss against

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

in the

. On 25 June 2017, after impressing with the reserves, he signed a three-year contract with

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

also in the second tier. Never a starter, he scored once in his season there, coming on late and confirming a 4–1 win over fellow

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at the

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on 10 March 2018. In August 2018, Moha left Spain for the first time in his career, signing for

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 ...

of the

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. In 15 total games for the team from

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he scored once, in a 4–2

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first round win away to

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. In January 2019 Moha returned to Spain's third tier on loan at

UD Melilla Unión Deportiva Melilla is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1976, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro'', with an 8,000 capac ...

. After helping the team from the North African exclave to the

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, he moved across the division to sign for

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...

in July. Moha rescinded his contract with Hércules one year early in August 2020, and signed for

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...

. His participation at the club was delayed for a month, until he recovered from

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. He played only six times, scoring once, as the club suffered a double relegation to the Tercera División RFEF due to a league restructuring. In June 2021, he returned to his native region and signed for

UE Cornellà Unió Esportiva Cornellà, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S. A. D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in , holding home gam ...

, two leagues above. Having been released a year later, he was brought back to the club in January 2023.

International career

On 17 February 2014, Moha announced his intention to switch his allegiance to

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. On 20 March 2015, he was called up to the full squad for friendlies against

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and

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, but did not appear in either match.

Personal life

Moha's younger brother,

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, is also a footballer.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Moha 1994 births Footballers from Barcelona Living people Spanish people of Malian descent Spanish men's footballers Malian men's footballers Men's association football forwards RCD Espanyol B footballers CF Badalona players AE Prat players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Córdoba CF B players Córdoba CF players Cádiz CF players NK Istra 1961 players UD Melilla footballers Hércules CF players Recreativo de Huelva players UE Cornellà players CF Intercity players Som Maresme FC players Yeclano Deportivo players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Croatian Football League players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia 21st-century Spanish sportsmen