Bakaye Traoré (born 6 March 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder for Amiens SC and AS Nancy in France, for A.C. Milan in Italy, and for Kayseri Erciyesspor and Bursaspor in Turkey.

Born in France, he was capped 24 times at international level by Mali national team scoring twice.

On 10 June 2009, Traoré left Amiens SC to sign a three-year deal with AS Nancy.

On 5 September 2013, Traoré was sent on loan to Turkish Süper Lig club Kayseri Erciyesspor.

[6] Traoré was a member of the Mali national team[7] and played his debut on 24 February 2009 against Angola.