Diedie Traore (born 15 January 1999) is a French footballer.

Diedie Traore
Personal information
Full name Diedie Traore
Date of birth (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2016 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Utenis Utena 15 (1)
2018–2020 LA Galaxy II 18 (1)
2019–2021 LA Galaxy 10 (0)
2021–2022 SAS Épinal 2 (0)
2022 San Antonio FC 11 (0)
2023 Sporting Kansas City II 1 (0)
2023 La Louvière Centre 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Traore began his youth career with the Metz academy, before leaving in 2016. He joined Lithuanian A Lyga side Utenis Utena during the summer break in 2017.[1] In January 2018, Traore attended an open tryout for United Soccer League club LA Galaxy II. After a successful trial, he signed with the team on 30 April 2018.[2]

On 6 March 2019, Traore moved up to the senior LA Galaxy side.[3]

On 5 March 2021, Traore and LA Galaxy mutually agreed to part ways.[4]

Traore returned to France, signing with Championnat National 2 side SAS Épinal in November 2021.[5]

On 24 February 2022 it was announced that Traore had signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[6] On 30 June 2022 the club announced it had reached a mutual agreement with the player to terminate his contract.[7]

In September 2023, Diedie joined Belgian fourth tier club UR La Louvière Centre in the Belgian Division 2.[8]

Personal life

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Born in France, Traore is of Malian descent.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 October 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Utenis Utena 2017 A Lyga 15 1 15 1
LA Galaxy II 2018 USLC 13 0 13 0
2019 4 1 4 1
2020 1 0 1 0
Total 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
LA Galaxy 2019 MLS 4 0 1 0 0[a] 0 0[b] 0 5 0
2020 6 0 6 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 43 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Diedie Traore". utenosutenis.lt. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Diedie Traore makes history as the first player signed through LA Galaxy II tryout process". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy sign Diedie Traore after acquiring int'l spot from Columbus". MLS. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy announce 2021 preseason roster | LA Galaxy".
  5. ^ "Football. National 2 : Traoré quitte Epinal et retourne aux États-Unis, un gardien arrive pour remplacer Ternynck".
  6. ^ "San Antonio Fc Acquires Diedie Traore from Sas Epinal".
  7. ^ "San Antonio Fc and Defender Diedie Traore Mutually Agree to Terminate Contract".
  8. ^ Kuhn, Mike (September 6, 2023). "Across State Lines: Puncec Out in Bulgaria". KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Diédié Traoré : "un rêve de jouer aux côtés d'Ibrahimovic"". April 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Diedie Traore at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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