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Daouda Traoré (born 22 July 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National club Valenciennes, on loan from Premier League club Southampton.
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| Date of birth | 22 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ivry-sur-Seine, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Valenciennes (on loan from Southampton) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | ELAN Chevilly-Larue Football | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Antony Sports | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | FC Montrouge 92 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | CFF Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Nice | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Nice II | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Nice | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Southampton | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Valenciennes (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | France U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U17 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Nice
Born in Ivry-sur-Seine in the Ile-de-France, Traoré played at local clubs in the region before joining Nice youth team in 2021. Traoré made his senior debut with Nice's reserves team in the 2022–23 Championnat National 3. On 14 October 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Nice.[2][3] On 8 February 2024, he made his professional debut in a 4–1 Coupe de France victory against Montpellier.[4] Later that year, on 19 May, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a 2–2 away draw against Lille.[5]
Southampton
On 30 August 2024, Traoré joined Premier League side Southampton and was subsequently sent on loan to Valenciennes for the 2024–25 season.[6][7]
Traoré was born in France and is of Senegalese and Malian descent, holding triple nationality.[8] He was called up to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9] He appeared in four matches during the tournament but didn't play in the final, as France was beaten by Germany in the penalty shootouts after a 0–0 draw in regular time.[10]
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nice II | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Nice | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Southampton | 2024–25[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2024–25 | Championnat National | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
France U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023[13]
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