Hassane Bandé


Boureima Hassane Bandé is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thun in the Swiss Super League on loan from Ajax.

Club career

Mechelen

Bandé made his professional debut for Mechelen in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Royal Antwerp F.C. on 19 August 2017, and scored his team's only goal despite coming on as a late substitute. Bandé became a first-team regular, scoring nine goals in his first fifteen games. Amid growing interest from many clubs, including Manchester United and Arsenal, on 4 December 2017, Bandé agreed to join Ajax at the end of the 2017–18 season for a reported fee of €9.5 million. He finished the season with 27 appearances and 12 goals, though Mechelen still finished bottom of the Belgian First Division and were relegated.

Ajax

On 4 December 2017, Bandé signed for Ajax in a deal that saw him leave Mechelen after the 2017–18 season.

International career

Bandé made his professional debut for the Burkina Faso national football team in a 4–0 2018 World Cup qualification win over Cape Verde on 14 November 2017.

Honours

Club

Ajax