Boureima Hassane Bandé (born 30 October 1998) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Burkina Faso national team.
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.Boureima Hassane Bandé naar Ajax (Dutch). Ajax. 4 December 2017. However, Bandé broke his calf bone and ruptured his ankle ligament during the preparation of the 2018–19 season in a friendly game against Anderlecht. A year later, in September 2019, he finally recovered from these injuries and was registered for Jong Ajax.
Bandé made four appearances for Jong Ajax, before he on 27 January 2020 was sent out on loan to Swiss club FC Thun until 30 June 2021.Willkommen, Hassane Bandé! , fcthun.ch, 27 January 2020 Thun was relegated at the end of the 2019–20 season and Bandé returned early to Ajax in October 2020.Bandé keert vervroegd terug van huurperiode bij FC Thun, ajaxshowtime.com, 5 October 2020
On 9 February 2021, Bandé was sent on loan to Croatian First Football League club Istra 1961 for a season and a half.
Amiens On 24 August 2022, Bandé signed a three-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Amiens. He left the club after one season.
HJK On 11 August 2023, Bandé signed a two-year deal with Finnish champions HJK for an undisclosed fee. Bandé scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on 16 September 2023, in a 2–0 win against Inter Turku. Bandé made his first start, and scored HJK's first goal, in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage opening match against PAOK in a 2–3 loss. He made a total of seven appearances in HJK's 2023–24 European campaign, scoring twice.
Return to Mechelen On 23 October 2025, Bandé returned to Mechelen on a one-season contract after a trial.
International career Bandé made his professional debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a 4–0 2018 World Cup qualification win over Cape Verde on 14 November 2017.
He was named in the Burkina Faso squad in the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKV Mechelen2017–18Belgian First Division A251121——2712Jong Ajax2018–19Eerste Divisie0000——002019–20Eerste Divisie4000——002020–21Eerste Divisie4000——00Total8000000080Thun (loan)2019–20Swiss Super League13000——130Istra 1961 (loan)2020–211. HNL16140——2012021–221. HNL29720——317Total458600000518Amiens2022–23Ligue 219120——211HJK2023Veikkausliiga730000721452024Veikkausliiga2131000903132025Veikkausliiga50005200102Total33610521625510Career total143261115216217531
International Hassane Bandé » Internationals, worldfootball Burkina FasoYearAppsGoals20151020160020171020183020190020200020218020221022023202024111202520Total383
International goals As of match played 10 September 2024. Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bandé goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Hassane BandéNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition113 January 2022Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon 1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations23 June 2022Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco1–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification310 September 2024Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali3–03–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Ajax Eredivisie: 2018–19 KNVB Cup: 2018–19
HJK Veikkausliiga: 2023 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2025
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