Bertrand Isidore Traoré (born 6 September 1995) is a Burkinabé professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club

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and

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the Burkina Faso national team. After beginning his career at

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, Traoré finished his development at Chelsea, and made his debut in a one-and-a-half-year loan at Vitesse in the

. 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

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for €10 million. He then played for

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on loan until 2023. A full international from the age of 15, Traoré represented Burkina Faso at five

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tournaments.

Club career

Chelsea

In August 2010, it was reported that Traoré had joined the Chelsea Academy from French club

, rejecting

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in the process. In January 2011, however, Traoré had not yet signed for the club, and in January 2012 the club confirmed that Traoré was not and had never been a Chelsea player, but had appeared once for the club's youth team in a friendly as part of a six-week trial earlier in the season. On 17 July 2013, however, he made his debut, as a trialist, in a pre-season friendly against the Singha All Stars. On 31 October 2013, Traoré officially signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea. He signed a contract for Chelsea's senior team in December 2013, and completed the transfer on 1 January 2014.

Loan to Vitesse

On 2 January 2014, Traoré signed on loan for

side Vitesse. On 26 January, he made his debut, coming on in the 67th minute for fellow Chelsea loanee

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. On 29 March 2014, Traoré scored his first goal, against

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. He replaced

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after half-time; in the 67th minute, he scored Vitesse's second goal of the game which was assisted by fellow Chelsea loanee,

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. On 6 April, Traoré scored his second goal of the season in a home match against

which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 12 April, Traoré put Vitesse in the lead for the first time in the match against Cambuur, although Vitesse lost the game 4–3 in the end. On 7 July 2014, it was confirmed that Traoré would stay at Vitesse on loan for the 2014–15 season. Traoré scored his first goal of the season in a 4–1 victory over Willem II on 18 October. While he primarily played on the right wing during his first loan to Vitesse, around December, Traoré made the switch from the right to being the lone striker up top leading up to him scoring on 14 December in a 1–1 draw against

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. In the following games, Traoré scored his first brace in a 4–0 win over Ajax in the

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, then three days later scored his first league brace in a 3–0 win over

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2015–16 season: Promotion to first team

On 22 June 2015, Traoré received a work permit and therefore clearance to play for Chelsea for the 2015–16 season onwards. He was given the number 14 shirt, previously worn by

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. On 16 September, Traoré made his Chelsea debut in a 4–0 victory against

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in the

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group stage, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for

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. His

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debut came on 5 December, playing the final seven minutes of a 0–1 home loss to

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. Traoré scored four goals in five matches in early 2016. On 31 January 2016, Traoré scored his first Chelsea goal in a 5–1 victory at

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in the

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, confirming the result five minutes after coming on in place of

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. Two weeks later, after again replacing Costa, he scored his first Premier League goal in a game of the same result against

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. On 5 March, with Costa rested ahead of a Champions League game, Traoré was given a start in a home Premier League match against

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and scored from 20 yards to open a 1–1 draw, but his performance was described as "mixed" due to "failing to control the ball in the box on a couple of occasions and being caught offside needlessly".

Loan to Ajax

On 12 August 2016, Traoré signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea and joined Ajax on loan for the 2016–17 campaign, which reunited him with former Vitesse manager,

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. On the following day, Traoré made his league debut off the bench, replacing

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in a 2–2 home draw against

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. On 16 August, Traoré made his first start in a Champions League play-off round against

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, a 1–1 draw. On 15 September, Traoré scored his first Ajax goal in a

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group stage tie against

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, scoring Ajax's equaliser in a 2–1 win. Just over a week later, he scored his first league goal in a 5–1 win over

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. On 3 November 2016, Bosz criticised Traoré in an interview stating that there's "nothing wrong with his attitude, but his form is not good". Traoré scored four goals in the

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, including two goals in a 4–1 victory in the first leg of the semi-final against

. He played every minute of the

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, with Ajax losing to

2–0.

Lyon

On 26 June 2017, Traoré signed for

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club Lyon on a five-year contract for an initial transfer fee of €10 million (£8.8 million), plus potential add-ons. Chelsea reportedly inserted a buy-back clause into Traoré's contract and would receive 15 per cent of any profit made by Lyon on the fee should they sell Traoré in the future. Chelsea would also have first refusal should Traoré move again. In his first season in France, Traoré formed an attacking trio with Mariano Díaz and

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, all of whom reached double figures in league goals. He was sidelined with knee ligament injury from November 2017 until January, when he returned and scored a free kick for the

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in a 3–2 home loss to

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in the fourth tier. In the 2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final on 31 July, the last match in the competition, Traoré was the only player to miss in the penalty shootout as Paris Saint-Germain won 6–5 after a goalless draw; his attempt was saved by

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Aston Villa

On 19 September 2020, Traoré signed for Premier League side

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for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £17 million. He scored on his debut five days later, in a 3–0 away victory in the

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against

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. He went on to make his league debut on 28 September as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 away win over

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. On 20 December, he scored his first Premier League goal in four years in a 3–0 away victory over local rivals

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. On 23 May 2021, the final day of the Premier League season, Traore scored the first goal at

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with fans in attendance since the start of the

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in a 2–1 win over former club Chelsea, in which he also won the penalty that

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converted for the winner. On 22 August 2022, Traoré signed for

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club

on a season-long loan. He was recalled early from that loan on 31 January 2023. On 4 April 2023, he scored his first goal for Villa in almost two years, coming on as a late substitute and netting the winner in a 2–1 away victory over

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. Four days later, on 8 April 2023, he scored again for Villa, with the opening goal in a 2–0 home win against

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. On 12 January 2024, manager

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said the player was free to leave the club.

Villarreal

On 1 February 2024, Traoré joined

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side

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on a free transfer, signing a contract until the end of the season.

Return to Ajax

On 15 July 2024, Traoré rejoined Dutch side Ajax by signing a contract until 2026.

International career

Traoré participated at the

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and

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, and helped Burkina Faso beat

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2–1 in the continental final. At the age of 15, Traoré made his debut for the Burkina Faso senior national team on 3 September 2011 in a

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against

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. He made his first appearance at an

finals in the 2012 edition, becoming one of the youngest players to do so. He came on as a 66th-minute substitute for

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in the 2–1 loss to

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in their final group stage match with Burkina Faso already eliminated from the tournament after losing their first two group stage matches. Traoré scored his first goal for the senior national team on 14 August 2013, opening the scoring in a 2–1 friendly away win over

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. At the

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, he played all three of the team's games in another group stage exit, starting the first two. Burkina Faso came third at the

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in Morocco. Traoré scored in a 2–0 win over

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, sending his country to the quarter-finals.

Personal life

Traoré's father, Feu Traoré Isaï, was also a footballer. He played for RC Bobo and also represented Burkina Faso at international level. Bertrand is the youngest of four children. The second-eldest,

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, is also a footballer. He is the cousin of

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striker

Lassina Traoré 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. Club career Rahimo Traoré beg ...

. After moving to Chelsea's academy, Traoré was educated at

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. Traoré is Catholic.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal.''

Honours

Ajax *

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runner-up: 2016–17 Lyon *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Burkina Faso U17 *

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Burkina Faso *

bronze:

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Individual *

Squad of the Season: 2016–17

References

External links

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