Idrissa Traoré (footballer, born 1991)

For other people named Idrissa Traoré, see Idrissa Traoré (disambiguation).

Idrissa Traoré Essien (born 6 May 1991) is a Malian international footballer who plays, as a midfielder.

Idrissa Traoré

Personal information
Full name	Idrissa Traoré Essien[1]
Date of birth	(1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Requins de l'Atlantique
2010–2011	Real Bamako
2011–2014	Djoliba
2014	Stade Gabèsien	0	(0)
2014–2015	Stade Malien
2015–2017	Vita Club
2018–2019	Darnes
2019	Shabaab al Jabal
2019–2020	Sohar
2020–2022	Zakho
2022–2023	Al-Nahda
International career‡
2015–	Mali	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:37, 28 March 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:37, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Bamako, Traoré has played for Requins de l'Atlantique, Real Bamako, Djoliba, Stade Gabèsien, Stade Malien, Vita Club, Darnes and Shabaab al Jabal.^[1]

On 14 August 2019 Omani club Sohar SC confirmed, that they had signed Traoré.^[2]

International career

He made his international debut for Mali in 2015.^[1]