Sacha Bansé

Sacha Bansé
Personal information
Full name Sacha Jordan Bansé
Date of birth (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Geel, Belgium[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Greuther Fürth
Number 6
Youth career
Gierle
De Kempen
Westerlo
2015–2016 Mechelen
2016–2022 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Standard Liège II 30 (1)
2023–2024 Standard Liège 6 (0)
2023–2024 → Valenciennes (loan) 26 (0)
2024– Greuther Fürth 14 (1)
International career‡
2015–2016 Belgium U15 4 (0)
2024– Burkina Faso 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Sacha Jordan Bansé (born 16 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Bansé is a youth product of the Belgian clubs Gierle, De Kempen, Westerlo, Mechelen and Gent. On 16 July 2022, he signed with Standard Liège on a professional contract and was assigned to their reserves.[2] He made his senior debut with Standard Liège in a 3–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Gent on 3 June 2023.[3] On 19 July 2023, he extended his contract with Standard Liège until 2026.[4] On 1 September 2023, he joined the French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[5]

Bansé joined 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a "long-term" contract in August 2024.[6] The transfer fee paid to Standard Liège was undisclosed.[6]

International career

Bansé was born in Belgium to a Burkinabé father and Belgian mother.[2] He was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2023.[7] He debuted with the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Iran on 5 January 2024.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Joueur". Ligue2.
  2. ^ a b Barry, Abdoul Gani (16 July 2022). "Mercato-foot : Sacha Bansé pose ses valises au Standard de Liège".
  3. ^ "Onvermoeibare Hugo Cuypers stelt topschutterstitel veilig met hattrick en stuurt Standard met lege handen huiswaarts". Het Nieuwsblad. 3 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Le Standard prolonge le contrat de Sacha Bansé jusqu'en 2026". RTL Info. 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ Dufurier, Julien (2 September 2023). "Mercato : Souleymane Basse et Sacha Bansé au VAFC en attendant la suite". La Voix du Nord.
  6. ^ a b ""Power" für Zorniger: Fürth holt Nationalspieler Bansé" [‘Power’ for Zorniger: Fürth brings in national player Bansé]. Kicker (in German). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  7. ^ Sidwaya, JK (20 June 2023). "Sacha Bancé (Standard de Liège): "Je veux devenir un joueur clé dans mon club"". Sidwaya Sport.
  8. ^ "VAFC : Sacha Bansé titulaire et vainqueur avant la CAN !". OneFootball. 10 January 2024.