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Kandia Traoré
Personal information
Full name Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré[1]
Date of birth (1980-07-05) 5 July 1980 (age 44)
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
2001–2004 Espérance Tunis 44 (32)
2003–2004Al-Ain (loan) 22 (15)
2004 A-Hilal
2004–2005 Étoile du Sahel 19 (14)
2005–2007 Le Havre 79 (33)
2007 Al-Nasr
2008–2010 Sochaux 17 (1)
2008–2009Strasbourg (loan) 34 (12)
2009–2010Caen (loan) 29 (7)
2010–2013 Caen 116 (19)
2014–2015 Honvéd 15 (2)
International career
2001–2008 Ivory Coast 25 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kandia Kaïn Émile Traoré (born 5 July 1980) is a former Ivorian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Abidjan, Traoré started his career at Tunisian club Espérance Tunis, before moving to Le Havre in 2005. On January 2008, he signed a three and a half deal with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. On 17 July 2009, he signed with SM Caen 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. On 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.


  1. ^ "Foot: Traoré Kandia rejoint Kader Kéita en Hongrie" [Kandia Traoré joins Kader Kéita in Hungary]. levuvuzela.net. Retrieved 15 August 2019.