Aristide Bancé

Aristide Bancé
Bancé in 2013
Personal information
Full name Aristide Bancé[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Stade d'Abidjan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Stade d'Abidjan 33 (8)
2001 Athlétic Adjamé 30 (5)
2002 RFC Daoukro 20 (8)
2002–2003 Santos Burkina 16 (9)
2003–2006 Lokeren 77 (27)
2006–2008 Metalurh Donetsk 12 (2)
2007–2008 → Germinal Beerschot (loan) 9 (0)
2008 → Kickers Offenbach (loan) 10 (4)
2008–2010 Mainz 05 62 (24)
2010–2012 Al-Ahli Dubai 7 (2)
2011 → Umm-Salal (loan) 8 (4)
2011 → Samsunspor (loan) 20 (5)
2012–2014 FC Augsburg 18 (0)
2013–2014 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 10 (2)
2014 HJK Helsinki 4 (1)
2015 Irtysh Pavlodar 11 (2)
2015–2016 Chippa United 14 (3)
2016 Riga 8 (1)
2016–2017 ASEC Mimosas 22 (13)
2017–2018 Al-Masry 24 (8)
2019 US des Forces Armées 0 (0)
2019–2020 Horoya AC 11 (5)
International career‡
2003–2020 Burkina Faso 79 (24)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
Third place 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020

Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He started his European career at Lokeren, scoring 27 goals in 87 Jupiler Pro League games. After a season in Ukraine with Metalurh Donetsk, he moved to German club Mainz 05. In his first season at Mainz he helped the club achieve promotion to the Bundesliga with 14 league goals, as well as the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal, scoring 4 goals in the latter competition.[2][3] The next season, under Thomas Tuchel, he helped Mainz staying in the German top tier and achieve 9th place by scoring 10 goals in the 2009–10 Bundesliga.[4]

In 2013, Bancé helped his national team to reach the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso's greatest achievement in football to date. He scored both the equaliser and the winning kick in the eventual penalty shootout in the semi-final against Ghana. In the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, he scored the first goal in Burkina Faso's win over Tunisia in the quarter-finals, and in the semi-final scored a late equaliser against Egypt to take the game to a penalty shootout. Burkina Faso lost the shootout and eventually finished third overall in the cup by defeating Ghana in the third place play-off.[5][6]

Club career

Metalurh Donetsk

On 20 June 2006, Bancé signed for Metalurh Donetsk on a four-year contract.[7]

Having failed to secure a first-team place at Metalurh Donetsk, he returned to Belgium in July 2007, signing for Germinal Beerschot on a year-long loan.[8] However, he was loaned out to Kickers Offenbach in January 2008 for the remainder of the season.[9]

Mainz 05

Bancé joined Mainz 05 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee in summer 2008.[10]

Al-Ahli Dubai

On 16 August 2010, Bancé signed for Al-Ahli Dubai on a four-year contract, with the transfer agreement between the two clubs remaining undisclosed.[11]

FC Augsburg

In June 2012, Bancé signed for FC Augsburg on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12]

In September 2013, he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan until the end of the season.[13]

HJK Helsinki

In September 2014, Bancé signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga side HJK Helsinki.[14]

Irtysh Pavlodar

In February 2015, Bancé signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar,[15] leaving the club in June of the same year.[16]

Chippa United

In August 2015, Bancé went on trial with Bidvest Wits of the South African Premier Soccer League,[17] eventually signing with Chippa United later in the month.[18] Bancé parted company with Chippa United in May 2016.[19]

Riga

In August 2016, Bancé signed with Virslīga side Riga FC.[20]

ASEC Mimosas

In November 2016, Bancé was confirmed as a new signing for Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas.[21] Bancé was voted player of the month for November 2016.[22]

Al-Masry

In July 2017, Bancé signed a two-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side Al-Masry.[23]

US des Forces Armées

In February 2019, Bancé returned to Burkina Faso to sign for US des Forces Armées.[24]

Horoya AC

In May 2019, Bancé signed for Guinean club Horoya AC, his 22nd team.[25] In October 2019 he scored a hate-trick in the Confederation Cup play-offs.[26]

International career

Bancé is a member of the Burkina Faso national football team.[27] He has appeared for Burkina Faso at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, scoring both the team's goal and the winning kick in the penalty shootout in Les Étalons' semi-final defeat of Ghana at the 2013 edition to put the nation in the final for first time in its history.[28] Burkina Faso went on to lose the final to Nigeria and finish as runner-up.[29]

At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Bancé scored Burkina Faso's goal in a 2–1 loss to Congo which saw the 2013 runner-up knocked out at the group stage.[30] In 2017, he scored a crucial goal in his team's quarter-final against Tunisia and in the semi-final scored a late equaliser against Egypt to take the game to a penalty shootout. Burkina Faso lost the shootout and eventually finished third overall in the cup, defeating Ghana in the third-place playoff.

In July 2020, Bancé announced his retirement from international football.[31]

Personal life

Bancé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Burkinabe parents, but moved to Burkina Faso as a child. He is the brother-in-law to professional footballer Aruna Dindane.[32][33]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 17 November 2019[34]
Burkina Faso
Year Apps Goals
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 2 0
2006 2 0
2007 2 0
2008 1 1
2009 5 1
2010 3 0
2011 5 2
2012 5 1
2013 13 5
2014 6 1
2015 11 6
2016 4 0
2017 11 4
2018 2 1
2019 6 2
Total 79 24

International goals

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.[34]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2008 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi  Burundi 1–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 20 June 2009 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Ivory Coast 2–3 2–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4 June 2011 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Namibia 2–0 4–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 11 November 2011 Stade Municipal, Paris, France  Mali 1–1 1–1 Friendly
5. 14 November 2012 Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco  DR Congo 1–0 1–0
6. 17 January 2013 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa  Swaziland 1–0 3–0
7. 6 February 2013  Ghana 1–1 1–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
8. 23 March 2013 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Niger 2–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 15 June 2013 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo  Congo 1–0 1–0
10. 12 October 2013 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Algeria 3–2 3–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 10 October 2014 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola  Angola 1–0 3–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12. 10 January 2015 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa  Swaziland 5–1 5–1 Friendly
13. 13 January 2015  Botswana 2–0 2–0
14. 25 January 2015 Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea  Congo 1–1 1–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
15. 6 June 2015 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Paris, France  Cameroon 2–1 2–3 Friendly
16. 13 June 2015 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Comoros 1–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17. 19 October 2015 Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France  Mali 1–2 1–4 Friendly
18. 28 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Tunisia 1–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
19. 1 February 2017 Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville, Gabon  Egypt 1–1 1–1
20. 10 June 2017 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Angola 1–0 3–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21. 2–1
22. 22 March 2018 Stade Didier Pironi, Paris, France  Guinea-Bissau 2–0 2–0 Friendly
23. 17 November 2019 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan  South Sudan 1–0 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24. 2–0

Honours

Mainz

HJK

ASEC Mimosas

Al-Masry

Al-Ahli

Burkina Faso

Individual

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