Hassane Bande

Boureima Hassane Bande (born 30 October 1998) is a Burkinabe professional footballer who plays as a striker in the Croatian First Football League for NK Istra 1961, on loan from Dutch club AFC Ajax.

Club Career

Mechelen

Bande 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. Bande 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, Bande 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, Bande signed for Ajax in a deal that saw him leave Mechelen after the 2017–18 season. However, Bande broke his calf bone and raptured his ankle ligament during the preparation of the ’18/’19 season in a friendly game. A year later, in September 2019, he finally recovered from these injuries and was registered for Jong Ajax.

Bande made four appearances for Jong Ajax, before he on 27 January 2020 was sent out on loan to Swiss club FC Thun until June 30, 2021. Thun was relegated at the end of the 2019-20 season and Bande returned early to Ajax in October 2020.

On 9 February 2021, Bande was sent on loan to Croatian First Football League club Istra 1961 for a season and a half.

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