After winning the Golden Ball as best player at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he made his senior debut for Mali.

[4] On 7 January 2015, he scored his first competitive goal at senior level for Lille in a 1–0 home-league win over Thonon Évian Savoie F. C.[5] On 10 July 2015, Traoré joined AS Monaco on a four-year deal worth €14 million.

[6] On 4 August, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–0 win against Young Boys in the third qualifying round, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Mario Pašalić.

[7] In January 2017, Traoré was loaned out until the end of the season to Primeira Liga side Rio Ave FC.

[17] On 25 June 2024, it was announced that Traoré would sign for TFF Second League club Amedspor once his Hull contract expired.

[21] On 4 January 2017, Traoré was named in Mali's 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, and was unused as the team were eliminated in the group stage.