| Intro | Footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
France Mali |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 6 March 1985, Bondy |
| Age: | 35 years |
Bakaye Traoré (born 6 March 1985) is a French-born Malian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He previously played for Amiens and Nancy in France. He has also been capped at international level by Mali national team.
Club career
Amiens and Nancy
On 10 June 2009 the 24-year-old Mali international midfielder left Amiens to sign a three-year deal with Nancy.
Milan
On 17 May 2012, Traoré signed a three-year contract with Milan. On 26 September 2012, Traoré made his first appearance in Milan’s 2–0 win against Cagliari in Serie A. He made seven first team appearances in his first season at Milan, all of them off the bench.
Kayseri Erciyesspor
On 5 September 2013, Traoré was sent on loan to Turkish Süper Lig club Kayseri Erciyesspor.
Bursaspor
After his contract has ended with Milan, he signed a contract for three years with Bursaspor.
International career
Traoré is currently member of the Mali national football team and played his debut on 24 February 2009 against Angola national football team.
Career statistics
Club
As of 11 April 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amiens | 2004–05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| Total | 106 | 14 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 119 | 18 | |||
| Nancy | 2009–10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Total | 73 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 80 | 11 | ||
| Milan | 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) | 2013–14 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Bursaspor | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 229 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 35 | |
International
As of 8 October 2015.
| Mali national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 2 |