| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bénie Adama Traoré[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-11-30)30 November 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Häcken | 41 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | Sheffield United | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | →Nantes (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Basel | 49 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Ivory Coast | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:26, 21 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:03, 5 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Bénie Adama Traoré (born 30 November 2002) is an Ivorian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward orwinger forSwiss Super League clubBasel.[2]
After two years withASEC Mimosas, Traoré joinedHäcken in January 2021.[3] He made his debut in aSvenska Cupen match againstDalkurd in February.[4] He scored his first goal againstIK Gauthiod in the Svenska Cupen on 27 February.[5] He made hisAllsvenskan debut on 24 April againstHalmstad.[6] In March 2022, during a Svenska Cupen match againstHammarby, 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 the2022 Allsvenskan after recovering from his injury.[8][9]
In July 2023 he joined newly promotedPremier League sideSheffield 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 toCrystal Palace in the Premier League.
On 4 January 2024, Traoré joinedLigue 1 clubNantes on loan until the end of the2023–24 season, with an option to make the move permanent.[11]
On 22 July 2024, Traoré signed forSwiss Super League clubBasel for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.[12]
Traoré was called up to theIvory Coast U23s in March 2023.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Häcken | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | ||
| Total | 41 | 15 | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 58 | 25 | |||
| Sheffield United | 2023–24[15] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Nantes (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Basel | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 20 | 6 | ||
| Total | 50 | 17 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 60 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 113 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 45 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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