Lassina Traoré

Burkinabé footballer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré (born 12 January 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Burkina Faso national team.

Full name Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré
Date of birth (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Lassina Traoré
Lassina Traoré with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2024
Personal information
Full name Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traoré
Date of birth (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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 73 (23)
International career‡
2017– Burkina Faso 35 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026
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Club career

Rahimo

Traoré began his football career in the youth ranks of Rahimo in his hometown of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. He was scouted by Ajax and brought to South Africa, where was stalled at the clubs' satellite club Ajax Cape Town until he was old enough to legally transfer to Amsterdam.[1]

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 13–0 league victory over VVV-Venlo.[4] 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.[5]

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 1.83 m tall, but his physique 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 Sunderland.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 March 2026[9]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 14800——148
2019–20 171300——1713
2020–21 11200——112
Total 422300——4223
Ajax 2018–19 Eredivisie 100000—10
2019–20 92221[b]000124
2020–21 127006[c]1—188
Total 2292271003112
Shakhtar Donetsk 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 76—6[d]11[e]2149
2022–23 215—10[f]1—316
2023–24 164202[b]0—204
2024–25 224316[d]0—315
2025–26 54003[b]0—84
Total 7123512721210428
Career total 13554733431217762
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  1. [a]
    Includes KNVB Cup, Ukrainian Cup
  2. [b]
    Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. [c]
    Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. [d]
    Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. [e]
    Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  6. [f]
    Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[10]
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Burkina Faso 201743
201940
202042
202152
202200
202310
2024104
202554
202620
Total3515
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Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.
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List of international goals scored by Lassina Traoré[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 May 2017Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Benin1–01–1Friendly
221 May 2017Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin Benin1–12–2Friendly
32–1
412 November 2020Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Malawi1–03–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
52–0
65 June 2021Stade National, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast1–01–2Friendly
72 September 2021Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Niger1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
86 June 2024Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt1–21–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
910 June 2024Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Sierra Leone2–02–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1010 September 2024Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Malawi1–03–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
112–0
1221 March 2025Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco Djibouti4–04–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1324 March 2025Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau1–02–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
142–1
1531 December 2025Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco Sudan1–02–02025 Africa Cup of Nations
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Honours

Ajax

Shakhtar Donetsk

Individual

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