Kandia Traoré

Kandia Traoré

Personal information
Full name	Kandia Émile Traoré
Date of birth	(1980-07-05) 5 July 1980
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Stade d'Abidjan
2001–2004	Espérance Tunis	44	(31)
2003–2004	→ Al-Ain (loan)	22	(15)
2004	Al-Hilal Omdurman
2004–2005	Etoile du Sahel	19	(14)
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)
International career
2001–2008	Cote d'Ivoire	25	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:34, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Kandia Émile Traoré (born 5 July 1980 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football striker.

Club career

He 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 deal with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. On 17 July 2009, SM Caen have signed the Ivorian forward from Sochaux on loan for a season.

International career

Following 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.

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
.	29 January 2002	Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko, Kayes, Mali	DR Congo	3 – 1	3 – 1	2002 African Cup of Nations
.	22 May 2008	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	Paraguay	1 – 0	1 – 1	2008 Kirin Cup

External links

• Kandia Traoré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Kandia Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com