| Bakaye Traoré | |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Bondy, France |
| Height: | 1.86 m[1] |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | Villepinte FC[2] |
| Years1: | 2003–2009 |
| Caps1: | 106 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Clubs1: | Amiens |
| Years2: | 2009–2012 |
| Caps2: | 73 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Clubs2: | Nancy |
| Years3: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Milan |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Clubs4: | → Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Bursaspor |
| Totalcaps: | 229 |
| Totalgoals: | 27 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps1: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Bakaye Traoré (born 6 March 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder for Amiens SC and AS Nancy in France, for A.C. Milan in Italy, and for Kayseri Erciyesspor and Bursaspor in Turkey. Born in France, he was capped 24 times at international level by Mali national team scoring twice.
On 10 June 2009, Traoré left Amiens SC to sign a three-year deal with AS Nancy.[3]
On 17 May 2012, Traoré signed a three-year contract with A.C. Milan.[4] On 26 September 2012, he made his first appearance in Milan's 2–0 win against Cagliari in Serie A. He made seven first team appearances in his first season at Milan, all of them off the bench.
On 5 September 2013, Traoré was sent on loan to Turkish Süper Lig club Kayseri Erciyesspor.[5]
After his contract has ended with Milan, he signed a contract for three years with Bursaspor.[6]
Traoré was a member of the Mali national team and played his debut on 24 February 2009 against Angola.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Amiens | 2004–05 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 9 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 14 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 119 | 18 | |||||
| Nancy | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| Total | 73 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 80 | 11 | ||||
| Milan | 2012–13 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Bursaspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 229 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 35 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2009 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | ||
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