Aristide Bancé

Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a striker for Horoya AC and the Burkina Faso national team.

Aristide Bancé
Bancé in 2013
Personal information
Full name Aristide Bancé[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Horoya AC
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 26 (13)
2017–2018 Al-Masry 19 (8)
2019 US des Forces Armées
2019– Horoya AC
National team‡
2003– Burkina Faso 79 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Club career

HJK Helsinki

In September 2014, Bancé signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga side HJK Helsinki.[2]

Irtysh Pavlodar

In February 2015, Bancé signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar,[3] leaving the club in June of the same year.[4]

Chippa United

In August 2015, Bancé went on trial with Bidvest Wits of the South African Premier Soccer League,[5] eventually signing with Chippa United later in the month.[6] Bancé parted company with Chippa United in May 2016.[7]

Riga

In August 2016, Bancé signed with Virslīga side Riga FC.[8]

ASEC Mimosas

In November 2016, Bancé was confirmed as a new signing for Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas.[9] Bancé was voted player of the month for November 2016.[10]

Al-Masry

In July 2017, Bancé signed a two-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side Al-Masry.[11]

US des Forces Armées

In February 2019, Bancé returned to Burkina Faso to sign for US des Forces Armées.[12]

Horoya AC

In May 2019, Bancé signed for Guinean club Horoya AC, his 22nd team.[13] In October 2019 he scored a hate-trick in the Confederation Cup play-offs.[14]

International career

Bancé is a member of the Burkina Faso national football team.[15] 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.[16] Burkina Faso went on to lose the final to Nigeria and finish as runner-up.[17]

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.[18] 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.

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.[19][20]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 26 March 2018[21]
Burkina Faso
YearAppsGoals
200310
200400
200520
200620
200720
200811
200951
201030
201152
201251
2013135
201461
2015116
201640
2017114
201821
201962
Total7924

International goals
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.[21]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2008Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi Burundi1–03–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.20 June 2009Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Ivory Coast2–32–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.4 June 2011Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia2–04–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.11 November 2011Stade Municipal, Paris, France Mali1–11–1Friendly
5.14 November 2012Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco DR Congo1–01–0
6.17 January 2013Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa Swaziland1–03–0
7.6 February 2013 Ghana1–11–12013 Africa Cup of Nations
8.23 March 2013Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Niger2–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.15 June 2013Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo Congo1–01–0
10.12 October 2013Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Algeria3–23–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.10 October 2014Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Angola1–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.10 January 2015Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa Swaziland5–15–1Friendly
13.13 January 2015 Botswana2–02–0
14.25 January 2015Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín, Equatorial Guinea Congo1–11–22015 Africa Cup of Nations
15.6 June 2015Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Paris, France Cameroon2–12–3Friendly
16.13 June 2015Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Comoros1–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17.19 October 2015Stade de l'Aube, Troyes, France Mali1–21–4Friendly
18.28 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon Tunisia1–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations
19.1 February 2017Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville, Gabon Egypt1–11–1
20.10 June 2017Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Angola1–03–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21.2–1
22.22 March 2018Stade Didier Pironi, Paris, France Guinea-Bissau2–02–0Friendly
23.17 November 2019Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan South Sudan1–02–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24.2–0
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References
  1. "Aristide Bance" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "Aristide Bancé per l'HJK Helsinki" (in Italian). Virgilio Sport. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. Форвард сборной Буркина-Фасо перешел в Иртыш. sports.kz (in Russian). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. Аристид Бансе покинул Иртыш. vesti.kz (in Russian). Vesti. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. "Bance Training With Wits". Soccer Laduma. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. "Chippa United confirm the signing of former Bundesliga striker Aristide Bance". goal.com. Goal. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  7. "Aristide Bance has up and left Chippa United". kickoff.com. Kickoff. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  8. "L'international burkinabè Aristide Bancé signe au Riga FC (Lettonie)". news.aouaga.com (in French). AOuaga. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  9. "LES RECRUES DE LA LIGNE D'ATTAQUE". asec.ci (in French). ASEC Mimosas. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  10. Championnat de Côte d'Ivoire - Aristide Bancé élu meilleur joueur du mois de novembre‚ voaafrique.com
  11. "Burkina Faso star Aristide Bance moves to Egypt's Al Masry". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  12. Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (8 February 2019). "Striker Aristide Bance returns to play in Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  13. "Burkina Faso's Aristide Bance makes Guinea's Horoya his 22nd club". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. "Aristide Bance stars for Horoya in Confederation Cup play-offs". 28 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. "Bance missing for Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  16. "Burkina Faso 1-1 Ghana". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  17. "Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  18. "Congo 2-1 Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  19. "Das Tor-Gespenst" (in German). Bild. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  20. "Aristide Bance: « La Côte d'Ivoire m'avait adressé une convocation »" (in French). Afriquesports. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  21. "Aristide Bancé". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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