
Guinea were losing to Nigeria on 8 October 2011 when Traoré struck in the twelfth minute of stoppage time, and the 2-2 draw that followed carried them to the next year's Africa Cup of Nations. He scored 8 goals for Guinea and played three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, in 2012, 2015 and 2019, after a German career that ran from a Hertha debut in December 2007 through Augsburg and Stuttgart to seven seasons at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Career record: club career at Hertha BSC II, FC Augsburg, VfB Stuttgart.
| 2005–2006 | Levallois SC |
| 2007–2009 | Hertha BSC |
| 2009–2011 | FC Augsburg |
| 2011–2014 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2014–today | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Guinea legends whose careers overlapped Traoré's
One rank above: Dianbobo Baldé at #8.
One rank below: Kaba Diawara at #10.
Guinea's editorial top five: Naby Keita · Pascal Feindouno · Cherif Souleymane · Serhou Guirassy · Titi Camara.