Haymenn Bah-Traoré Explained

Haymenn Bah-Traoré (born 12 June 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Haka.

Club career

Bah-Traoré is a former youth academy player of Rot-Weiss Essen. He started his senior career with SG Wattenscheid 09 in July 2016.^[1] He moved to Borussia Dortmund's reserve team following season.^[2] He made his professional debut for the team on 13 August 2021 in a 5–2 league win against SC Freiburg II.^[3]

After spending six months as a free agent, Bah-Traoré joined Finnish club Haka in December 2022.^[4]

International career

In September 2021, Bah-Traoré received his first call-up to the Togo national team for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Congo.^[5]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Bah-Traoré is of Togolese descent.^[6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SG Wattenscheid 09	2016–17	Regionalliga West	32	0	2	0	—		1	0	35	0
Borussia Dortmund II	2017–18	Regionalliga West	19	1	–		—		—		19	1
	2018–19	Regionalliga West	8	0	–		—		—		8	0
	2019–20	Regionalliga West	0	0	–		—		—		0	0
	2020–21	Regionalliga West	21	0	–		—		—		21	0
	2021–22	3. Liga	22	1	–		–		—			22	1
	Total		70	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	70	2
Haka	2023	Veikkausliiga	17	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	23	0
	2024	Veikkausliiga	24	1	1	0	—		5	0	30	1
	Total		41	1	2	0	2	0	8	0	53	1
Career total			143	3	4	0	2	0	8	0	157	3

Honours

Borussia Dortmund II

• Regionalliga West: 2020–21

External links

• • • BVB profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haymenn Bah-Traore verstärkt Toku-Elf. 29 June 2016. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813194940/https://www.fupa.net/news/sg-wattenscheid-09-haymenn-bah-traore-verstaerkt-toku-elf-477097. dead.
2. Web site: BVB-Talent Haymenn Bah-Traore hat nur eine Option: "Es ist schwierig". 3 March 2021. 13 August 2021.
3. Web site: Freiburg II vs. Borussia Dortmund II - 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021.
4. Web site: Ex-Dortmunder Haymenn Bah-Traoré wechselt nach Finnland. de. 21 December 2022. 31 December 2022.
5. Web site: Togo : Romao de retour, un petit nouveau face au Congo. 30 September 2021. 6 October 2021.
6. Web site: Haymenn Bah-Traore - Soccer player profile & career statistics. 13 August 2021.