Chaka Traorè

Chaka Traorè (born 23 December 2004) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian club AC Milan U19.

Chaka Traorè
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004
Place of birth Abengourou, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team 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)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:10, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:10, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Professional career

Traorè made his professional debut with Parma in a 2-1 Coppa Italia loss to 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]

International career

Traorè was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s in March 2023.[4]

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.[5]

References
  1. "Lazio vs. Parma - 21 January 2021". us.soccerway.com.
  2. "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.
  3. "MN - Fatta per Chaka Traore al Milan: Domani la firma".
  4. "Tournoi « Morroco U23 Challenge » : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs". www.pressecotedivoire.ci.
  5. "Chaka Traorè: A raw diamond waiting to be cut by Milan after fleeing from Africa". Transfermarkt. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.


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