Mai Traore (born 24 November 1999) is a Guinean footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a forward for Norwegian club Viking FK.
Club Career
Traore started his senior career with Congolese club AC Ujana in 2016. In 2017, he joined Swedish club Vasalunds IF. In the first months he only featured for the club's U19 and U21 teams. He made his senior debut for Vasalund in the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen against Hammarby on 18 February 2018, even scoring a goal. In the 2020 Division 1, he scored 23 goals in 29 matches.
In March 2021, he transferred to Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking FK, signing a four-year contract. He stayed with Vasalund for the first half of the 2021 season, before joining Viking in August 2021. He was given shirt number 24 at his new club. He made his debut for Viking on 8 August 2021 against Kristiansund.
International Career
Traore has featured for the Guinea U23 national team. On 15 November 2018, he scored a goal against Mauritania in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification.