Lacina Traoré
Traoré with CSKA Moscow in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lacina Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Stade d'Abidjan | 47 | (18) |
| 2008–2011 | CFR Cluj | 44 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | Kuban Krasnodar | 38 | (18) |
| 2012–2014 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 29 | (13) |
| 2014– | Monaco | 25 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Everton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2017– | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Côte d'Ivoire U23 | 5 | (3) |
| 2012– | Côte d'Ivoire | 10 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:29, 16 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:49, 9 February 2015 (UTC) |
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Lacina Traoré (born 20 August 1990) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sporting Gijón on loan from the Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. He is nicknamed the “The Big Tree”, due to his 6 ft 8in frame, which puts him among the tallest professional footballers.
Growing up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Traoré began his career with Jean-Marc Guillou's football school ASEC Mimosas, before joining Stade d'Abidjan in 2006. He played in Abidjan until January 2008, when he joined the Romanian club CFR Cluj.
Traoré made his European debut with CFR, scoring a second goal in the first match of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage, against Copenhagen. He then scored another goal in the 3–2 home loss against Sparta Prague.
The following season for Traoré continued smoothly for him at CFR Cluj while he was constantly in the first squad as a full-time regular. Lacina Traoré scored his first league goal of the season and set up Cristian Bud in a match against Astra Giurgiu on 13 August 2010. Traoré received his first red card of his career after a brutal foul in the second half as Cluj lost 3–0 against Sportul Studentesc on 20 August 2010. On 15 November 2010, he scored his first brace of his career in a 3–0 win over Gloria Bistrița. In the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, Traoré scored one goal in the 2–1 win against Basel and one goal in the 1–1 draw against Roma (after hitting the post twice in Italy against the same team in the first match), both matches in the group phase and home.
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