Boureima Hassane Bandé (born 30 October 1998) is a Burkinabé professional

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who plays as a striker for French club

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and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Mechelen

Bandé made his professional debut for

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in a 2–1

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loss to

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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

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and

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, on 4 December 2017, Bandé agreed to join

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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. However, Bandé broke his calf bone and raptured his ankle ligament during the preparation of the 2018–19 season in a friendly game against

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. A year later, in September 2019, he finally recovered from these injuries and was registered for

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. Bandé made four appearances for

, before he on 27 January 2020 was sent out on loan to Swiss club

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until 30 June 2021. Thun was relegated at the end of the 2019–20 season and Bandé returned early to Ajax in October 2020. On 9 February 2021, Bandé was sent on loan to

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club Istra 1961 for a season and a half.

Amiens

On 24 August 2022, Bandé signed a three-year contract with

in France.

International career

Bandé made his professional debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a 4–0 2018 World Cup qualification win over

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on 14 November 2017.

Honours

Ajax *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19

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