Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré (born 5 July 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
 Traoré in training in June 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Stade d'Abidjan | ||
| 2001–2002 | Espérance Tunis | 19 | (13) |
| 2001–2002 | Étoile du Sahel | 25 | (18) |
| 2003–2004 | → Al-Ain (loan) | (7) | |
| 2004 | Al-Hilal | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Étoile du Sahel | 19 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Le Havre | 73 | (32) |
| 2007 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2008–2010 | Sochaux | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 31 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Caen (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2010–2013 | Caen | 78 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Honvéd | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Ivory Coast | 25 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Abidjan, Traoré started his career at Tunisian club Espérance Tunis, before moving to Le Havre in 2005. In January 2008, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. On 17 July 2009, he signed with Stade Malherbe Caen on loan for a season.
International career
editFollowing an impressive start to the 2006–07 Ligue 2 season, he was called up to the national squad for the friendly against Sweden on 15 November 2006, making his debut as a substitute. In March 2007, he was one of four players to receive a late call-up for the Ivorian's African Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar in Antananarivo, due to injuries to other members of the squad. He was also the member of the team at 2002 African Cup of Nations.
Personal life
editHe holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Foot: Traoré Kandia rejoint Kader Kéita en Hongrie" [Kandia Traoré joins Kader Kéita in Hungary]. levuvuzela.net. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Kandia Traoré - Ligue1.fr". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
External links
edit- Kandia Traoré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Kandia Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com
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