Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional

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who played as a striker. He started his European career at Lokeren, scoring 27 goals in 87

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games. After a season in Ukraine with Metalurh Donetsk, he moved to German club

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. In his first season at Mainz he helped the club achieve promotion to the

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with 14 league goals, as well as the

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of the

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, scoring 4 goals in the latter competition. The next season, under

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, he helped Mainz staying in the German top tier and achieve 9th place by scoring 10 goals in the

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. In 2013, Bancé helped his national team to reach the

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of the

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, Burkina Faso's greatest achievement in football to date. He scored both the equaliser and the winning kick in the eventual

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in the semi-final against

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. In the

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, he scored the first goal in Burkina Faso's win over

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in the quarter-finals, and in the semi-final scored a late equaliser against

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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

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Club career

Metalurh Donetsk

On 20 June 2006, Bancé signed for Metalurh Donetsk on a four-year contract. 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. However, he was loaned out to

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in January 2008 for the remainder of the season.

Mainz 05

Bancé joined

on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee in summer 2008.

Al-Ahli Dubai

On 16 August 2010, Bancé signed for

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on a four-year contract, with the transfer agreement between the two clubs remaining undisclosed.

FC Augsburg

In June 2012, Bancé signed for

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on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. In September 2013, he joined

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

on loan until the end of the season.

HJK Helsinki

In September 2014, Bancé signed with Finnish

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side

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. The club competes in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history i ...

Irtysh Pavlodar

In February 2015, Bancé signed for

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side

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, leaving the club in June of the same year.

Chippa United

In August 2015, Bancé went on trial with

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of the South African

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, eventually signing with Chippa United later in the month. Bancé parted company with Chippa United in May 2016.

Riga

In August 2016, Bancé signed with Virslīga side

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ASEC Mimosas

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

Al-Masry

In July 2017, Bancé signed a two-year contract with Egyptian Premier League side

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US des Forces Armées

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

Horoya AC

In May 2019, Bancé signed for Guinean club

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, his 22nd team. In October 2019 he scored a hate-trick in the Confederation Cup play-offs.

International career

Bancé is a member of the

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. 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

in ''Les Étalons semi-final defeat of

at the 2013 edition to put the nation in the final for first time in its history. Burkina Faso went on to lose the final to

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and finish as runner-up. At the

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, 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. In

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, he scored a crucial goal in his team's quarter-final against

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and in the semi-final scored a late equaliser against

to take the game to a penalty shootout. Burkina Faso lost the shootout and eventually finished third overall in the cup, defeating

in the third-place playoff. In July 2020, Bancé announced his retirement from international football.

Personal life

Bancé was born in

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, Ivory Coast to Burkinabe parents, but moved to Burkina Faso as a child. He is the brother-in-law to professional footballer

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.''

Honours

Mainz *

semi-finalist: 2008–09 *

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runner-up: 2008–09 HJK *

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ASEC Mimosas * Ligue 1: 2016–17 Al-Masry *

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runner-up: 2016–17 *

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runner-up: 2017–18 Al-Ahli * UAE League Cup: 2011–12 Burkina Faso * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:

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; third-place:

Individual * Ligue 1 top scorer: 2016–17 (13 goals)

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