Lassina Traoré
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth |
Bobo Dioulasso , Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Rahimo | ||
| 2017–2019 |
Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Jong Ajax | 42 | (23) |
| 2019–2021 | Ajax | 22 | (9) |
| 2021– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 31 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Burkina Faso | 17 | (7) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:54, 7 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré (born 12 January 2001) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
Rahimo
Traoré began his football career in the youth ranks of
Ajax Cape Town
Shortly after his 18th birthday, Traoré moved to Europe joining Ajax in January 2019, on a three and a half year contract.[1] He had previously played for Rahimo in Burkina Faso and was on the books of Ajax Cape Town in South Africa where he finished as top scorer of the reserves team before departing for the Netherlands.[2]
Ajax
Traoré was named on the bench for the first time in Ajax's fateful second leg defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League on 8 May 2019, before making his debut in the final seconds of their 4–1 win over Utrecht in the league four days later.[3] He would have to wait over five months for his next first-team appearance as a late substitute in a 4–0 win against Feyenoord on 27 October 2019.[3]
On 24 October 2020, Traoré scored five goals and assisted a further three in a record-breaking
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Traoré had joined Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of €10 million.[6] On 22 September, Traoré scored twice in Shakhtar's 3–0 win against rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup.[7]
International career
Traoré made his international debut for Burkina Faso on 4 May 2017, during a friendly match against Benin.
Playing style
Lassina Traoré is not remarkably tall at 1.83 m, but his muscularity makes him well suited for a physical playing style. As a team player, he is technically competent beyond being a typical ‘target man’.[8]
Personal life
Traoré's mother was a former professional footballer and captained the Burkina Faso women's national football team.[3] His cousin, Bertrand Traoré, is also a professional footballer, who plays as a right winger for Aston Villa.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 September 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 13 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 23 | ||||
| Ajax | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 18 | 8 | |||
| Total | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| Career total | 71 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 44 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 7 September 2021[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 2017 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Benin |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly
|
| 2 | 21 May 2017 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | Benin |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2–1 | |||||
| 4 | 12 November 2020 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Malawi |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 5 June 2021 | Stade National, Abidjan , Ivory Coast |
 Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 2 September 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Niger |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Ajax
Shakhtar Donetsk
Individual
References
- ^ a b Okeleji, Oluwashina (15 December 2018). "Lassina Traore: Burkina Faso teenager eyes 'Champions League' with Ajax". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
- ^ Hoe Lassina Traoré het schopte van Burkina Faso tot Ajax vice.com
- ^ a b c d "Lassina Traore: From 'too fat' to Ajax's long-awaited Kluivert successor". Goal. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Ajax set new Eredivisie win record with 13-goal drubbing of VVV". Goal. 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Atalanta 2-2 Ajax". UEFA. 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Lassina Traoré voor ongeveer tien miljoen euro van Ajax naar Shakhtar". De Telegraaf. 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b "VBET Суперкубок. VBET Supercup". UPL (in Ukrainian). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Wonderkids: Lassina Traoré". Soccerment. 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Lassina Traoré". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Lassina Traoré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". Ajax website. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Lassina Traor is named Eredivisie Player of the Month". Eredivisie. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
External links
Lassina Traoré at Soccerway