Mohamed Traoré (born 17 May 1993 in

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) is a

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who currently plays as a winger for

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on loan from

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Personal life

Traoré was born in

. His favorite player is a Brazilian retired footballer

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Football career

Early career

He started playing football at

by local club FC Touba.

Aubervilliers

At the age of 16 he moved to the France to his uncle, where he stayed. After five months he joined FCM Aubervilliers playing CFA. He did not receive many opportunities to play, but he scored in the final match of youth tournament at

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Zbrojovka Brno

2012–13 season

During the autumn of 2012 he was on trial at

. In January 2013, he signed a three-year contract there. After scoring 2 goals in 8 games for the reserve team, he got a chance to play for Zbrojovka's first team on 11 November 2012 in their game against

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, where he came in the game as a substitute for Milan Lutonský in the 81st minute. On 1 February 2013, in the friendly match against

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, he scored his premiere goal for the first team. He was part of the Zbrojovka youth team that won the Czech U-21 Junior League in 2013.

2013–14 season

Traoré scored his first Zbrojovka goal in the home game against

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on 29 July 2013 on an assist by Pavel Zavadil in a 5-1 win. On 26 August 2013 Traore collapsed after league match at

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. He underwent surgery with clogged arteries in Ostrava. According to the doctors, extensive myocardial infarction could result in death. Traoré is from their perspective exceptional case, certainly the first in the country and possibly in the world. On 30 August 2013 Traoré left the hospital and continues home treatment. During the 2014-15 season he prepared individually and, in the meantime, underwent several medical examinations. Professional football was not recommended to him.

Loan to Tišnov

Since August 2014, he has been trying lower-level football to restart his career. In AFK Tišnov he plays 1.B třída, group A, which is the seventh tier of Czech football and the third tier of

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. He scored twelve goals in the first half of the season, becoming the second best goalscorer in the competition. According to Zbrojovka, his condition has highly improved in the past period. From 12 January 2015, he started training with the Zbrojovka Brno U-21 team in full workload, but still does not play any matches. In January 2015, he got permission to play warm-up matches. He became the top goalscorer with 33 goals in 25 matches.

Loan to Blansko

During the winter break 2015−2016, Traoré joined

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side FK Blansko on a half-season-long loan. He made his debut on 19 March in their 4–3 away win against Rosice, in which he scored 2 goals.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

*Zbrojovka Brno **Czech U-21 Junior League: 2012-2013

References

External links

Profile at FC Zbrojovka Brno official site

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Traore, Mohamed 1993 births Living people Guinean men's footballers 21st-century Guinean sportsmen Czech First League players FC Zbrojovka Brno players Footballers from Conakry Guinean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Men's association football wingers