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My Take
No phrase fits Aristide Bancé better than football nomad. Born in Abidjan and capped by Burkina Faso, this towering 193 cm striker scored 27 goals at Lokeren in Belgium, then moved on to Donetsk in Ukraine and Mainz 05 in Germany, treating borders as mere details. What impresses me is the adaptability hiding behind all that wandering. Landing in country after country, with new languages and cultures each time, and still proving yourself with goals takes a remarkably steady nerve. Now turning to coaching feels right too, pouring everything he absorbed across Europe into the next generation. I am quietly rooting for him.
Overview
Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his European career at Lokeren, scoring 27 goals in 87 Jupiler Pro League games. After a season in Ukraine with Metalurh Donetsk, he moved to German club Mainz 05.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Aristide Bancé
- Name (Japanese)
- アリスティド・バンセ
- Reading
- ありすてぃど・ばんせ
- Born
- September 19, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- Abidjan, Abidjan Department, Ivory Coast
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Ivory Coast →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.