Lassina Traoré

25 yrs · Striker · Burkina Faso
FC Shakhtar Donetsk · Premier Liga · Foot: right · Height: 183 cm
Risk: Very HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2031
Market value
€7.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€4.3M – €9.8M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.5M – €6.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.8M – €9.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€8.3M – €1.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€4.3M – €9.8M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.5M – €6.2M
Projected value (24 months)€2.8M – €9.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€7.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Lassina Traoré's performance-implied value at EUR 1.5M-6.2M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 4.3M-9.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.8M-9.6M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.12x the positional average in the league (876 minutes, league coefficient 0.25). Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: not assigned

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAverage44.7th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.5 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €7.0M vs market €7.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-32% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.25
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskVery High
Data confidenceLow

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €9.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 901 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
876 (32% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
1.34
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.57
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
45 (Average)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
0.25 (rank 30)
Team strength (Elo)
1420
Opponent strength
1155
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€2.8M – €9.6M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -21% (IQR -29% to -10%).

Risk profile

Overall: Very High

  • ▲Small sample: 876 league minutes last season.
  • ▲League level coefficient 0.25 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Historical movers
18 (ATT)
Relative output kept
87%–104%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
94%
Confidence
Low

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26FC Shakhtar DonetskPremier LigaST1387632%761.340.57115514200.25
2024/25FC Shakhtar DonetskPremier LigaST2280930%451.000.54117214140.28
2023/24FC Shakhtar DonetskPremier LigaST1666525%461.350.58125214970.34
2022/23FC Shakhtar DonetskPremier LigaST21105339%540.770.41126115460.38
2021/22FC Shakhtar DonetskPremier LigaST743927%601.230.39122415680.45
2020/21Ajax AmsterdamEredivisieST1255518%762.110.48128717220.56
2019/20Ajax AmsterdamEredivisieST934815%221.030.30132216800.62
2018/19Ajax AmsterdamEredivisieST110%000.000.24140517460.61

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Africa Cup Of NationsBurkina Faso416310—
2025/26Uefa Europa League QualifyingFC Shakhtar Donetsk294001300
2024/25Ukrainian CupFC Shakhtar Donetsk315611—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueFC Shakhtar Donetsk6143001649
2023/24Ukrainian CupFC Shakhtar Donetsk23001—
2023/24Uefa Europa LeagueFC Shakhtar Donetsk29001541
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueFC Shakhtar Donetsk4272001577
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueFC Shakhtar Donetsk6243101694
2021/22Uefa Champions League QualifyingFC Shakhtar Donetsk4362101468
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueFC Shakhtar Donetsk2101001474
2020/21Uefa Champions LeagueAjax Amsterdam5196121590
2020/21Uefa Europa LeagueAjax Amsterdam17001628
2019/20Knvb BekerAjax Amsterdam217022—
2019/20Uefa Europa LeagueAjax Amsterdam167001651

Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Henry Onyekuru
Super Lig · 2021
24€7.0M€5.5Mfell
Mostafa Mohamed
Super Lig · 2021
24€6.5M€6.0Mflat
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Super Lig · 2021
23€3.5M€15.0Mrose
Rabbi Matondo
Scottish Premiership · 2024
24€3.0M€900kfell
Ezequiel Ponce
Super League 1 · 2024
27€5.0M€4.0Mfell
Luis Palma
Scottish Premiership · 2024
24€4.5M€4.0Mflat
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou
Super Lig · 2021
26€5.0M€3.3Mfell
Fashion Sakala
Scottish Premiership · 2023
26€5.5M€4.0Mfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2021AjaxShakhtar D.€10.0M€6.5M
1 Jul 2019Ajax U21AjaxUnknown€300k
4 Jan 2019Ajax CT YouthAjax U21Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Rahimo FCAjax CT YouthUnknownData unavailable

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.