Issa Traoré (born September 9, 1979 in

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) is a retired

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who played for

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and Pas. Whilst at Pas, Traore endured a major injury on his right knee, and was out for a considerable number of games during his career at the club. After having a couple of unsuccessful seasons in the

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he moved to the Algerian League and joined

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...

Club career

Club Career Statistics

Last Update November 4, 2011 * Assist Goals

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Malian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Pyunik players PAS Tehran F.C. players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Iran 1979 births Living people JS Kabylie players Persepolis F.C. players Djoliba AC players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Footballers from Bamako Armenian Premier League players 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-footy-bio-stub