Dame Traoré

Dame Traoré (born 19 May 1986) is a professional footballer who plays in Qatar for Al-Gharafa as a defender. Born in France, he represents Qatar at international level.

Dame Traoré

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-05-19) 19 May 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Metz, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Gharafa
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2010	Valenciennes	15	(0)
2005–2006	→ Sedan (loan)	0	(0)
2010–2018	Al-Duhail	96	(9)
2015–2016	→ Al-Arabi (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2017	→ El Jaish (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2023	Al-Rayyan	83	(2)
2023-	Al-Gharafa	18	(2)
International career‡
2013	Qatar B	2	(0)
2013–	Qatar	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:17, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Metz, Traoré has played club football in France and Qatar for Valenciennes, Sedan and Lekhwiya.^[1][2] The merger of Lekhwiya and the El Jaish under the name of Al-Duhail^[3] He joined Qatari club Al-Rayyan in 2018.^[4] He joined Qatari club Al-Gharafa On 17 August 2023.^[5]

International career

Traoré is born in France to parents of Senegalese origin. Early in his career, Traoré moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. Traoré was called up the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013.^[6] He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.^[7] He made his international debut for the senior national team in 2013.^[8]

Personal life

He is of Senegalese origin.^[9][10] His brothers Mody and Mamadou are also footballers.^[11]