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 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. 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.

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. 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.

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. On 22 September, Traoré scored twice in Shakhtar's 3–0 win against rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup.

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’.

Personal life Traoré's mother was a former professional footballer and captained the Burkina Faso women's national football team.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Traoré goal. + List of international goals scored by Lassina Traoré

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 Ukrainian Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021

Individual Eredivisie Player of the Month: October 2020