English-American football player
Seydou Traore (born August 12, 2002) is an English college football tight end for the Mississippi State Bulldogs . Traore began his college career with Arkansas State before transferring to Mississippi State in 2023.
Early life
Traore was born in London , England , and grew up playing association football , mainly as a goalkeeper .[ 1] [ 2] Clearwater, Florida , in hopes of getting a Division I scholarship .[ 3] [ 4] Arkansas State University .
College career
Arkansas State
After playing sparingly as a freshman in 2021, Traore tallied his first career touchdown against Grambling State , the following year.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Sun Belt Conference in receptions, Traore was named to the First-team All-Sun Belt .[ 8] [ 9] transfer portal , where he would transfer to the University of Colorado . However, he reentered the transfer portal after just one semester at Colorado.[ 10] [ 11]
Mississippi State
A top ranked transfer, on July 8, 2023, Traore announced he would be transferring to Mississippi State University to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs .[ 12] [ 13] 2023 season , Traore was forced to sit out, due to NCAA transfer rules.[ 14]
Statistics
Season
Games
Receiving
GP
Rec
Yards
Avg
TD
Arkansas State Red Wolves
2021
11
12
97
8.1
0
2022
12
50
655
13.1
4
Mississippi State Bulldogs
2023
DNP
2024
12
34
361
10.6
1
Career[ 15]
35
96
1,113
11.6
5
References
^ King, Tyler (April 4, 2023). "All the way from London, tight end Seydou Traore working to become vital weapon for Colorado" . Denver Gazette . Retrieved July 29, 2023 . ^ "Seydou Traore a Prospect to Know Just Three Games Into Prep Career" . SI All-American . Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ Burger, Kyle (November 12, 2020). "Clearwater Academy's Traore chases college football dreams from London" . ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS) . Retrieved July 29, 2023 . ^ "Football: International football journey brings tight end Seydou Traore to CU Buffs" . The Denver Post . April 9, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ " . JZ MEDIA . September 26, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ Borba, Kevin (July 8, 2023). "Former Colorado tight end Seydou Traore to transfer to Mississippi State" . Capital Journal . Retrieved July 29, 2023 . ^ "ASU to take flight with new wide receiver crop" . Arkansas Online . December 21, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ Hudgison, Chris (July 9, 2023). "Former A-State TE Seydou Traore commits to Mississippi State" . K8 . Retrieved July 29, 2023 . ^ "Traore, Zvada lead A-State's All-SBC honorees" . Jonesboro Sun . December 2, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ "CU Buffs lose Seydou Traore to transfer portal, add JUCO lineman" . The Denver Post . April 30, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ "Colorado Buffaloes add three former 4-Stars, lose TE Seydou Traore via portal" .^ Smith, Danny P. (July 8, 2023). "Bulldogs get football commit from Traore" . Starkville Daily News . Retrieved July 29, 2023 . ^ "Colorado transfer WR Seydou Traore enrolls at Mississippi State football | Report" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ Rosenberg, Benjamin (April 20, 2024). "London native Traore looking to give Bulldogs much-needed tight end production" . The Dispatch . Retrieved August 22, 2024 . ^ "Seydou Traore College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved August 22, 2024 .
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