About Ali Traoré
Born 1985. Ali Traoré is a French and Ivorian basketball player.
Ali Traoré (born February 28, 1985) is an Ivorian-born French former professional basketball player. He also represented the France national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played at the center position.
Professional career Traoré made his professional debut with ASVEL Basket during the 2001–02 season. In the 2004–05 season he played college basketball at the College of Southern Idaho. In February 2005, he returned to France and signed with UJAP Quimper 29 for the rest of the season. On June 30, 2009, he re-signed with ASVEL. On July 22, 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Virtus Roma. He left Roma after one season. On August 1, 2011, Traore signed a two-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban. On December 10, 2012, he parted ways with Lokomotiv.
On December 27, 2012, he signed with Serbian club KK Crvena zvezda. However, he left the club on February 6, 2013, due to a knee injury. On February 18, 2013, he signed with German club Alba Berlin for the rest of the season. On September 24, 2013, he signed with JSF Nanterre. On December 22, 2013, he parted ways with Nanterre. On February 19, 2014, he signed with Amchit Club of Lebanon for the rest of the season.
On July 24, 2014, Traore signed a one-year deal with Strasbourg IG. On July 8, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Limoges CSP.
On August 3, 2016, Traore signed with Spanish club Estudiantes. On January 26, 2017, he parted ways with Estudiantes. On March 14, 2017, he signed with Byblos Club of Lebanon.
On November 22, 2017, Traore signed with Antibes Sharks. On January 3, 2018, he moved to AS Monaco for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season. Traore joined Strasbourg IG in 2018. He averaged 11.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. He rejoined Antibes Sharks on September 10, 2020.
On March 1, 2022, he has announced his retirement from professional basketball.
National team career As a member of the senior French national team he won the silver medal at the 2011 EuroBasket in Lithuania.
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Who is Ali Traoré?
French basketball player (born 1985)
When was Ali Traoré born?
Ali Traoré was born on 28 February 1985 in Abidjan.
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Ali Traoré is a basketball player.
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Ali Traoré is French and Ivorian.
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