Following his move to Sunderland, Traoré's current-season form is down 86% on last season (Season 36→5), while his Rating eased 52→38. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sunderland · 7th	12	1	0	6.76	42	10
2025/26	Ajax · 5th	1	0	0	7.3	26	0
2024/25	Ajax · 2nd	32	6	5	7.08	52	36
2023/24	Villarreal · 8th	11	1	0	6.92	55	5
2023/24	Aston Villa · 4th	2	0	0	6.3	53	0
2022/23	Aston Villa · 7th	8	2	0	6.73	67	7
2022/23	Başakşehir · 5th	12	2	1	6.77	39	10
2021/22	Aston Villa · 14th	9	0	0	6.53	63	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Burkina Faso · international

Side	Apps	G
Burkina Faso	76	23
Burkina Faso U17	4	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

B. Traoré is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Sunderland, rated 37.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Traoré.

On the season, Traoré graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 12 appearances (0.141 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 30 Traoré is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 22.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25StreakyInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs

37.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

5.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Sunderland finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

1 goal in 12 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.8/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.7 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %18.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.141

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.141

Defensive actions / 902.257

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.141

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~45), then tapers with age. At 30, Traoré sits on 22.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Traoré's projected Rating — 37.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions2

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€28.6M total transfer fees · 12 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

SunderlandSept 2025 – Jun 2026

AjaxJul 2024 – Sept 2025Free

VillarrealFeb 2024 – Jul 2024Free

Aston Villa(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Feb 2024

IIstanbul Basaksehir(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

Aston VillaSept 2020 – Aug 2022€ 18.6M

LyonJul 2017 – Sept 2020€ 10M

Ajax(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2017

Chelsea(back from loan)Jul 2015 – Aug 2016

Vitesse(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2015

ChelseaJan 2014 – Jan 2014

RRC Bobo-Dioulassountil Jan 2014

About B. Traoré

Bertrand Isidore Traoré is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Sunderland, born on September 6, 1995 in Bobo-Dioulasso, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Burkina Faso. Sunderland currently sit 13th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, B. Traoré has made 12 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 638 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

B. Traoré's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Sunderland face Fulham at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Traoré at 37.7 with a Season form score of 5.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Queensland Champions Cup and the Emirates Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, B. Traoré has totalled 297 club appearances with 70 goals and 22 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 36 appearances for Aston Villa.

B. Traoré's career has also included time at Ajax, Villarreal, Aston Villa, IIstanbul Basaksehir, Lyon, Chelsea, Vitesse and RRC Bobo-Dioulasso.

On the international stage, B. Traoré has represented Burkina Faso and Burkina Faso U17 — 80 caps and 24 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sunderland finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points