Cheick Omar Traoré (born 31 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team.

Early life In his youth, Cheick Traoré played along his brother Baba in his native Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. He is also a professional footballer.

Club career Traoré signed his first professional contract with Caen on 16 June 2015. He moved to Avranches on loan, and after a successful stint, was transferred to Châteauroux. Traoré worked his way into the starting lineup at Châteauroux and earned a transfer to Ligue 1 club Guingamp, and was loaned back to Châteauroux for the 2017–18 season. He made his professional debut for Châteauroux in a 3–2 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 28 July 2017.

From 2019 to 2021, Traoré was a Lens player, making a total of 15 appearances for the club. On 28 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Dijon.

International career Born in France, Traoré is Malian by descent. He debuted for the Mali national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to South Africa on 13 October 2019.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCaen II2013–14CFA 2160———1602014–15CFA 2220———220Total380———380Avranches (loan)2015–16National290200000310Châteauroux2016–17National260203000310Châteauroux (loan)2017–18Ligue 2310301000350Guingamp2018–19Ligue 1200105000260Lens2019–20Ligue 21001020001302020–21Ligue 12000—0020Total120102000150Dijon2021–22Ligue 210000—0000Career total156090110001760

Honours Guingamp

Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19

References

External links

Cheick Traoré at SM Caen