Bertrand Traoré
Burkinabé footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bertrand Isidore Traoré (born 6 September 1995) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as a forward or a right winger for La Liga club Villarreal and captains the Burkina Faso national team.
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Full name | Bertrand Isidore Traoré[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder, winger[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Villarreal | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Auxerre | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Chelsea | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Chelsea | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Vitesse (loan) | 42 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Ajax (loan) | 24 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Lyon | 87 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Aston Villa | 55 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2024– | Villarreal | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Burkina Faso U17 | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2011– | Burkina Faso | 78 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 |
After beginning his career at Auxerre, Traoré finished his development at Chelsea, and made his debut in a one-and-a-half-year loan at Vitesse in the Eredivisie. After a season in the Premier League with Chelsea, he was loaned back to the Netherlands to play for Ajax in 2016, and a year later signed for Lyon for €10 million. He then played for İstanbul Başakşehir on loan until 2023.
A full international from the age of 15, Traoré represented Burkina Faso at five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.