Bertrand Traoré
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Traoré playing for Ajax in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bertrand Isidore Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ajax (on loan from Chelsea) |
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| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Auxerre | ||
| 2013–2014 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Chelsea | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vitesse (loan) | 42 | (16) |
| 2016– | → Ajax (loan) | 22 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Burkina Faso U17 | 8 | (4) |
| 2011– | Burkina Faso | 38 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2017 |
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Bertrand Isidore Traoré (born 6 September 1995) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Ajax, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the Burkina Faso national team.
After beginning his career at Auxerre, he finished his development at Chelsea, making his debut in a one-and-a-half-year loan at Vitesse in the Eredivisie.
A full international from the age of 15, Traoré represented Burkina Faso at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
In August 2010, it was reported that Traoré had joined the Chelsea Academy from French club Auxerre in August 2010, rejecting Manchester United 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-half year contract with Chelsea. He signed a contract for Chelsea's senior team in December 2013, and completed the transfer on the 1 January 2014.
On 2 January 2014, Traoré signed on loan for Eredivisie side Vitesse. On 26 January, he made his debut, coming on in the 67th minute for fellow Chelsea loanee Lucas Piazon. On 29 March 2014, Traoré scored his first goal, against Heerenveen. He replaced Mike Havenaar after half-time; in the 67th minute, he scored Vitesse's second goal of the game which was assisted by fellow Chelsea loanee, Christian Atsu. On 6 April, Traoré scored his second goal of the season in a home match against Ajax 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.
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