| Bénie Traoré | |
| Full Name: | Bénie Adama Traoré[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Basel |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | ASEC Mimosas |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Häcken |
| Caps1: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Sheffield United |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Nantes (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Basel |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 13:15, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 00:03, 5 January 2024 (UTC) |
Bénie Adama Traoré (born 30 November 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Swiss Super League club Basel.[2]
After two years with ASEC Mimosas, Traoré joined Häcken in January 2021.[3] He made his debut in a Svenska Cupen match against Dalkurd in February.[4] He scored his first goal against IK Gauthiod in the Svenska Cupen on 27 February.[5] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 24 April against Halmstads.[6] In March 2022, during a Svenska Cupen match against Hammarby, his leg was severely injured and he was sidelined for eight months.[7] He signed a new contract with Häcken on 26 September 2022 and went on to win the 2022 Allsvenskan after recovering from his injury.[8] [9]
In July 2023 he joined newly promoted Premier League side Sheffield United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his official debut on 12 August 2023 in a 1–0 loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
On 4 January 2024, Traoré joined Ligue 1 club Nantes on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to make the move permanent.[11]
On 22 July 2024, Traoré signed for Swiss Super League club Basel for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.[12]
Traoré was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s in March 2023.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Häcken | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 15 | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 58 | 25 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2023–24 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nantes (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 63 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 25 | |||
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