Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dalian Zhixing.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1709 | 6.9 |
 FA Cup | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1169 | 6.94 |
Scout report
M. Traoré is a 31-year-old central defender at Dalian Zhixing, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 21, top 35% of Super League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15, ranking 168th of 279 in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Traoré.
Judged on this season alone, Traoré graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League, on 5 clean sheets and 2.949 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 27th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League. At 31 Traoré is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.
Traoré is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.
Output in context · Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 15, Traoré carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League of 54, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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