Lassina Traoré

Not to be confused with Lacina Traoré.

Lassina Traoré

Personal information
Full name	Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré
Date of birth	(2001-01-12) 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	Ajax
Number	23
Youth career
2012–2017	Rahimo
2017–2019	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Jong Ajax	33	(22)
2019–	Ajax	21	(9)
International career‡
2017–	Burkina Faso	11	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 26 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré (born 12 January 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club Ajax in the Eredivisie and for the national team of Burkina Faso.

Club career

Shortly after his 18th birthday, Traoré moved to Europe joining Ajax in January 2019, on a three and a half year contract. He had previously played for Rahimo in Burkina Faso and was on the books of Ajax Cape Town in South Africa.

Traore 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. 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.

On 24 October 2020, Traoré scored five goals and assisted a further three in a record-breaking 13–0 league victory over VVV-Venlo. Three days later, Traoré earned a penalty-kick and scored his first goal in European competition in a 2–2 draw away to Atalanta in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

International career

Traoré made his international debut for Burkina Faso on 4 May 2017, during a friendly match against Benin.

Personal life

Traoré's mother was a former professional footballer and captained the Burkina Faso women's national football team. His cousin, Bertrand Traoré, is also a professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Aston Villa.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 28 November 2020.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		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		2	1	0	0	–		–		2	1
	Total		33	22	0	0	–		–		33	22
Ajax	2018–19	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2019–20		9	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	12	4
	2020–21		11	7	0	0	5	1	–		16	8
	Total		21	9	2	2	6	1	0	0	29	12
Career Total			54	31	2	2	6	1	0	0	62	34

International

As of match played 12 November 2020.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Burkina Faso	2017	4	3
	2019	4	0
	2020	3	2
Total		11	5

International goals

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.

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		1–1	2–2
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

Honours

Club

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 2018–19
• KNVB Cup: 2018–19

External links

Lassina Traoré at Soccerway