Boubacar

Traoré

CM Wolverhampton Wanderers #8

Central Midfield – Midfielder

Boubacar Traoré

Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship

Top 11% of defensive midfielders in the world
#88 defensive midfielder aged 22–25

Date of birth / Age: 20 Aug 2001 (25)
Citizenship: Mali
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.83 m / 67 kg
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2027

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#325

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#88

among defensive midfielders aged 22–25

In his league

35%

of Ligue 1 defensive midfielders rank below him

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 22
StartsStarting eleven: 18
GoalsGoals: 3
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 4
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 1,519

Starting eleven82%

18 of 22 appearances

Minutes played1,519

69 per appearance

Goal involvement3

3 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

88 matches · since 2020/21

CFAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	56	2	1
Defensive Midfield	28	1	0
Attacking Midfield	3	0	0
Centre-Forward	1	0	0

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Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	ChampionshipChampionship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	45
2025/2625/26	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Metz	20	16	1	0	4	0	0	1,389
2025/2625/26	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Metz	2	2	2	–	0	–	0	130
2024/2524/25	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	79
2024/2524/25	Premier LeaguePremier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2024/2524/25	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2024/2524/25	FA CupFA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	34
20242024	OlympicsOlympics	Mali U23	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2023/2423/24	Premier LeaguePremier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	0	0	4	0	0	815
2023/2423/24	FA CupFA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	16
2023/2423/24	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2022/2322/23	Premier LeaguePremier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	4	0	1	2	0	0	405
2022/2322/23	Ligue 2Ligue 2	Metz	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	270
2022/2322/23	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2022/2322/23	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	1	–	0	–	0	18
20232023	Africa U23 Cup of NationsAfrica U23 Cup of Nations	Mali U23	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	510
20232023	CAF Africa Cup of NationsCAF Africa Cup of Nations	Mali	3	0	0	–	0	–	0	35
2021/2221/22	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Metz	27	17	1	0	8	1	0	1,717
2021/2221/22	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Metz	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	46
2020/2120/21	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Metz	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	52
20192019	FIFA U20 World CupFIFA U20 World Cup	Mali U20	5	3	1	–	0	–	0	331
20192019	Africa U23 Cup of NationsAfrica U23 Cup of Nations	Mali U23	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
20192019	Africa U20 Cup of NationsAfrica U20 Cup of Nations	Mali U20	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	419

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			123	71	8	1^*	19	1^*	0	6,944

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Ligue 1	49	3	0
Premier League	35	0	1
Mali U23	10	0	–
Mali U20	9	2	–
Carabao Cup	3	1	–
Championship	3	0	0
Coupe de France	3	2	–
Ligue 2	3	0	0
Mali	3	0	–
Premier League 2	3	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Back from Loan Metz Wolverhampton Wanderers Back from Loan
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Loan Wolverhampton Wanderers Metz Loan Loan
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Metz Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer
Jun 2023 Jun 2023 · Back from Loan Wolverhampton Wanderers Metz Back from Loan
Sept 2022 Sept 2022 · Loan Metz Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan Loan
Aug 2019 Aug 2019 · Transfer AS Bamako Metz Transfer
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Transfer – AS Bamako Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–2027 43 1
Metz 2020–2026 55 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2022–2025 3 0

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