Drissa Traoré

Drissa Traoré
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chantilly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Le Havre B 85 (7)
2012–2014 Le Havre 5 (0)
2014–2015 Notts County 4 (0)
2015–2016 Swindon Town 24 (0)
2016–2018 Forest Green Rovers 50 (0)
2018 Tranmere Rovers 3 (0)
2019–2021 Beauvais 19 (0)
2021– Chantilly 4 (0)
International career
Ivory Coast U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2021

Drissa Traoré (born 25 March 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Chantilly.

Club career

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After playing in France for Le Havre,[2] Traoré signed for English club Notts County on 1 September 2014.[3] He was released by the club at the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]

Traoré signed a one-year contract on 13 July 2015 with Swindon Town.[5][6] He was suspended by the club in April 2016, alongside teammates Jeremy Balmy and Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill.[7] Swindon Town launched a full investigation into the trio, after they were seen on social media inhaling nitrous oxide gas.[8]

In June 2016, Traoré joined Forest Green Rovers on a two-year contract, linking up with his former Swindon Town manager Mark Cooper at The New Lawn.[9] He helped Forest Green gain promotion to the Football League for the first time in their history on 14 May 2017 in the National League play-off final at Wembley Stadium, starting in a 3–1 win over Tranmere Rovers.[10]

Traoré left Forest Green Rovers in February 2018,[11] joining Tranmere Rovers in March 2018.[12][13] He missed a visit to see family in France in order to complete the signing.[14] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2017–18 season.[15]

International career

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Traoré has represented the Ivory Coast at under-20 youth level.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 11 April 2018
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre II[2] 2010–11 CFA 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
2011–12 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4
2012–13 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
2013–14 CFA2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Total 85 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 7
Le Havre[2] 2012–13 Ligue 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Notts County 2014–15[16] League One 4 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 7 0
Swindon Town 2015–16[17] League One 24 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 26 0
Forest Green Rovers 2016–17[2] National League 30 0 1 0 0 0 4[b] 0 35 0
2017–18[18] League Two 20 0 1 0 1 0 4[a] 0 26 0
Total 50 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 61 0
Tranmere Rovers 2017–18[2] National League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 171 7 5 0 1 0 12 0 189 7
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy and three in the National League play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile" (in French). Le Havre AC. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Drissa Traoré at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Transfer deadline day: Notts County sign Drissa Traore". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ^ "The Retained List". Notts County F.C. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Traore is a Red". Swindon Town F.C. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Drissa Traore: Swindon Town sign former Notts County man". BBC Sport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. ^ Swindontownfc.co.uk. "Club Statement: Trio suspended". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Swindon Town investigate as trio pictured allegedly inhaling laughing gas". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Forest Green Rovers sign Drissa Traore and Mohamed Chemlal". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 14 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Midfielder Traore leaves Forest Green". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Former Forest Green Rovers midfielder signs for Tranmere Rovers". 28 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Tranmere sign Traore on short-term deal". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Happy families for Tranmere new boy Drissa Traore". 7 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Andy Mangan: Tranmere Rovers striker among seven released". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Games played by Drissa Traoré in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Drissa Traoré in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Games played by Drissa Traoré in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.