Sammy Traoré
Personal information
Full name	Sammy Traoré
Date of birth	February 25, 1976 (1976-02-25) (age 33)
Place of birth	Créteil, France
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	PSG
Number	13
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2002 2002-2006 2006- 2007	US Créteil-Lusitanos OGC Nice PSG →AJ Auxerre(loan)	119 (1) 112 (14) 22 0(0) 28 0(1)
National team
2002-	Mali	8 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:36, 9 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976 in Créteil) is a French and Malian football defender, currently playing for PSG. He makes good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and also start an attacking move.

[edit] International

Traore is a regular and successful member of the Mali national team and has even scored a spectacular goal for them.

[edit] External links

• Sammy Traoré French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

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