Drissa Traoré

For the Malian footballer, see Idrissa Traoré. For the Ivorian sprint canoer, see Drissa Traouré.
Drissa Traoré
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Forest Green Rovers
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Le Havre II 85 (7)
2012–2014 Le Havre 5 (0)
2014–2015 Notts County 4 (0)
2015–2016 Swindon Town 24 (0)
2016– Forest Green Rovers 20 (0)
National team
Ivory Coast U20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 27 November 2016 (UTC).


Drissa Traoré (born 25 March 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for English club Forest Green Rovers as a midfielder.

Club career

After playing in France for Le Havre,[2] Traoré signed for English club Notts County on 1 September 2014.[3] He was released by the club at the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]

Traore signed a one-year contract on 13 July 2015 with Swindon Town.[5][6] He was supended by the club in April 2016, alongside teammates Jeremy Balmy and Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill.[7] Swindon Town launched a full investigation into the trio, after they were seen on social media inhaling nitrous oxide gas.[8]

In June 2016, he joined Forest Green Rovers on a two-year contract, linking up with his former Swindon Town manager Mark Cooper at The New Lawn.[9]

International career

He has represented the Ivory Coast at under-20 youth level.[3]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2016
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II[2] 2010–11 231000000231
2011–12 244000000244
2012–13 212000000212
2013–14 170000000170
Total 857000000857
Le Havre[2] 2012–13 5020000070
2013–14 0000000000
Total 5020000070
Notts County 2014–15[10] 4010002070
Swindon Town 2015–16[11] 240000020260
Forest Green Rovers 2016–17[2] 200100000210
Career total 13874000401467

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile" (in French). Le Havre AC. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Drissa Traoré profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Transfer deadline day: Notts County sign Drissa Traore". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. "The Retained List". Notts County F.C. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. "Traore is a Red". Swindon Town F.C. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. "Drissa Traore: Swindon Town sign former Notts County man". BBC Sport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. Swindontownfc.co.uk. "Club Statement: Trio suspended". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  8. "Swindon Town investigate as trio pictured allegedly inhaling laughing gas". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  9. "Forest Green Rovers sign Drissa Traore and Mohamed Chemlal". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  10. "Games played by Drissa Traoré in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  11. "Games played by Drissa Traoré in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2015.


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