Lacina Traoré

Lacina Traoré
Traoré with CSKA Moscow in 2016
Personal information
Full name Lacina Emeghara Traoré
Date of birth (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2007 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Stade d'Abidjan 47 (18)
2008–2011 CFR Cluj 44 (14)
2011–2012 Kuban Krasnodar 38 (18)
2012–2014 Anzhi Makhachkala 29 (13)
2014–2018 Monaco 25 (4)
2014Everton (loan) 1 (0)
2015Monaco II 1 (1)
2016CSKA Moscow (loan) 14 (5)
2017Sporting Gijón (loan) 8 (2)
2017–2018Amiens (loan) 18 (0)
2019 Újpest 9 (3)
2019–2020 CFR Cluj 11 (2)
2020–2021 Bandırmaspor 14 (0)
2022 Varzim 5 (0)
Total 264 (80)
International career
2011 Ivory Coast U23 5 (3)
2012–2015 Ivory Coast 13 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2015 Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lacina Emeghara Traoré (born 20 May 1990) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is nicknamed “The Big Tree”, due to his 1.98m frame, which puts him among the tallest professional footballers.