HOW ACQUIRED: Signed from LA Galaxy II on March 6, 2019.
Traore is a versatile defender who can slot in at center back or left back. He hopes to compete for a spot in 2021.
OUTSIDE MLS: Spent much of the 2019 season on loan with Los Dos, scoring once in 17 appearances. As a youth, Traore was a member of FC Metz’s (France) Academy, a program whose graduates include Emmanuel Adebayor, Sadio Mane, Robert Pires, Miralem Pjanic, and Louis Saha. On July 25, 2018, LA Galaxy II signed Traore to his first professional contract. During the 2018 season, Traore made 13 appearances, 11 starts and recorded five assists, becoming Los Dos’ leader in assists for the season.
NOTES: The Galaxy's first player to sign a professional contract after being discovered through the organization’s Open Tryout process. Traore traveled to Los Angeles from Paris to win an open tryout with LA Galaxy II in January 2018 at Dignity Health Sports Park. After making the 5,642 mile trip from Paris to Los Angeles, Traore then joined the LA Galaxy Academy, playing with the U-19s for the remainder of the 2018 season. He started in the USSDA Playoffs semifinal and final matches in Kansas City on July 8 and July 10, helping the U-19s to a 2nd place finish.
