Cheick Omar Traoré (born 31 March 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Early life

In his youth, Cheick Traoré played along his brother Baba in his native

Pierrefitte-sur-Seine Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (, ) is a former commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France, since 2025 a part of Saint-Denis, following a vote of both municipal councils on 30 May 2024. It forms part of the northern ...

. He is also a professional footballer.

Club career

Traoré signed his first professional contract with

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on 16 June 2015. He moved to

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on loan, and after a successful stint, was transferred to

Châteauroux Châteauroux ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Châteauroux te ...

. Traoré worked his way into the starting lineup at Châteauroux and earned a transfer to

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club

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

, and was loaned back to Châteauroux for the 2017–18 season. He made his professional debut for Châteauroux in a 3–2

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win over Brest on 28 July 2017. From 2019 to 2021, Traoré was a

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player, making a total of 15 appearances for the club. On 28 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club

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International career

Born in France, Traoré is Malian by descent. He debuted for the Mali national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to

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on 13 October 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

Guingamp *

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runner-up: 2018–19

References

External links

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SM Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, Malherbe, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Championnat National from 2025–26 after relegation from Ligue 2 i ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Traoré, Cheick 1995 births Living people Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Men's association football defenders Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Paris Saint-Germain FC players Entente SSG players CS Sedan Ardennes players Stade Malherbe Caen players US Avranches players LB Châteauroux players En Avant Guingamp players RC Lens players Dijon FCO players FC Gloria Buzău players Al-Faisaly SC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National players Liga I players Jordanian Pro League players Malian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Malian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Malian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan 21st-century French sportsmen