Scorer again this Sunday with AJ Auxerre against Reims, Hamed Junior Traoré (24) remains on three goals in the last four matches. The Ivorian international, on loan from Bournemouth, walks on water and could quickly be one of the players in the transfer window.
Number 25 on the back, Hamed Junior Traoré is making AJ Auxerre supporters crazy with joy. Author of two goals in his first five appearances (in Montpellier and against Brest), the attacking midfielder once again shook the nets this Sunday during the reception of Reims.
Starting in the AJA midfield, the 24-year-old overtook Kipré before eliminating Léon and pushing the ball into the empty goal to score the break goal for the Burgundians, winners of their third match in eight days. His new successful performance earned him an ovation from Abbé-Deschamps when he left in the 75th minute, helped by the trainers.
“Before he arrived, we knew Junior’s qualities. He’s a great kid,” Christophe Pélissier said at a press conference. “He was the first bruised man in his match at Saint-Étienne. I spoke with him, we worked on the video this week. Offensively, I had no doubts. Defensively, he made the effort. is a top player.”
On loan from Bournemouth
Player in form at the moment for Auxerre, the Ivorian international is the pleasant surprise of the start of the season. Versatile and experienced, he immediately showed off his technical quality and his sense of dribbling. Revealed in Italy (Empoli, Sassuolo) where he played 108 matches (16 goals), he discovered the Champions League during his time with Naples, with whom he notably started in the 8th final return leg of the Champions League against FC Barcelona last season.
On loan from Bournemouth, with whom he is under contract until 2028, Hamed Junior Traoré could be one of the attractions of the next transfer window if his performances remain up to what he has achieved since the start of his adventure in Burgundy, where he was able to forget the departure of Gauthier Hein to Metz last summer.
