Kandia Traoré

Kandia Traoré
Personal information
Full nameKandia Émile Traoré
Date of birth5 July 1980
Place of birthAbidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Honvéd
Number15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001Stade d'Abidjan
2001–2004Espérance Tunis44(31)
2003–2004→ Al-Ain (loan)22(15)
2004Al-Hilal FC
2004–2005Etoile du Sahel19(14)
2005–2007Le Havre73(32)
2007Al-Nasr
2008–2010Sochaux15(0)
2008–2009→ Strasbourg (loan)31(11)
2009–2010→ Caen (loan)29(7)
2010–2013Caen78(8)
2014–Honvéd11(1)
National team
2001–2008Cote d'Ivoire25(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

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