Chaka Traorè
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Abengourou, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AC Milan U19 | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | Parma | ||
| 2021– | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Parma | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2021 | |||
Chaka Traorè (born 23 December 2004) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian club AC Milan U19.
Professional career
Traorè made his professional debut with Parma in a 2-1 Coppa Italia loss to S.S. Lazio on 21 January 2021.[1] On 10 April 2021 he made his Serie A debut in a 1-3 loss against AC Milan; he also became the first 2004-born player to play in Serie A.[2]
On 30 August, 2021 he moved to Serie A club AC Milan, immediately joining the youth sector roster.[3]
Personal life
Born in Ivory Coast, he moved to Italy where he grew up.[2]
In 2015 he took a small boat from Africa's north coast with the aim to reach Italy. Once in Italy, Traorè and his agent, who was later found guilty of assisting illegal immigration, were headed to Parma. Traorè was traveling under a false name and was listed as Cissè in his passport. In Italy, the then 11-year-old took on various part-time jobs to survive before he finally was discovered by U.S. Audace—a prominent academy club in the provincial capital.[4]
References
- ^ "Lazio vs. Parma - 21 January 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b "Il Parma lancia Chaka Traore: è il primo 2004 a debuttare in Serie A" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "MN - Fatta per Chaka Traore al Milan: Domani la firma".
- ^ "Chaka Traorè: A raw diamond waiting to be cut by Milan after fleeing from Africa". Transfermarkt. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
External links
- Chaka Traorè at Soccerway
- Serie A profile
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