Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Metz.
Injury-affected season
Missed 11 of Metz's ~34 games this season through 11 injury absences (calf, injury, illness). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1391 | 6.69 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 8.25 |
Scout report
B. Traoré is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Metz, rated 70.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 149th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (67.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.01 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 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.012 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 33). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, 24th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 24 Traoré is in his prime years, and a market index of 40.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Traoré missed 11 games through injury (calf, injury, illness) out of roughly 34 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Traoré is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) 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 67.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 70.1, Traoré carries the 24th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Metz finished 18th of 18) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
