{{Short description|Guinean footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lass Bangoura | image = Lassane Bangoura.jpg | caption = Bangoura playing for [[Rayo Vallecano]] in 2013 | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Alhassane Bangoura<ref name=Dream>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2011/06/06/mas_futbol/1307341621_850215.html|title=Lass: "Mi ilusión desde niño es jugar en el Real Madrid"|trans-title=Lass: "Ever since I was a kid I've dreamt of playing for Real Madrid"|newspaper=[[Diario AS]]|first=Carlos|last=Forjanes|language=es|date=6 June 2011|access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|30|df=y}}<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/lass-bangoura_prs272482/person.shtml|title=Lass Bangoura|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Conakry]], Guinea<ref name=Bio/> | height = 1.74 m<ref name=Bio/> | position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Étoile de Guinée]] | youthyears2 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs2 = [[Rayo Vallecano]] | years1 = 2011–2022 | clubs1 = [[Rayo Vallecano]] | caps1 = 140 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → [[Granada CF|Granada]] (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = → [[UD Almería|Almería]] (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] (loan) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = → [[CD Lugo|Lugo]] (loan) | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = → [[C.S. Emelec|Emelec]] (loan) | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = → [[PAS Lamia 1964|Lamia]] (loan) | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = [[Chania FC|Chania]] | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Guinea national under-17 football team|Guinea U17]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2011–2019 | nationalteam2 = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] | nationalcaps2 = 37 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | club-update = 17:01, 26 January 2023 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }} '''Alhassane "Lass" Bangoura''' (born 30 March 1992) is a Guinean professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|right winger]].
He spent the better part of his career with [[Rayo Vallecano]], totalling 152 appearances.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/rayo/2018/12/01/5c01bfda22601d36528b45c3.html|title=Adrián Embarba alcanza los 150 partidos oficiales con el Rayo Vallecano|trans-title=Adrián Embarba reaches 150 official games with Rayo Vallecano|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|language=es|date=1 December 2018|access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref> He also played in France, Canada, Ecuador and Greece.
Bangoura represented [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] in two [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments.
==Club career== ===Rayo Vallecano=== Born in [[Conakry]], Bangoura began his career with local [[Étoile de Guinée]]. In 2010, aged 18, he joined the youth ranks of Spanish club [[Rayo Vallecano]], scoring 23 goals in 25 games in his last year as a junior.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1074694.lass-bangoura-deja-el-rayo-y-se-va-cedido-al-granada.html|title=Lass Bangoura deja el Rayo y se va cedido al Granada|trans-title=Lass Bangoura leaves Rayo and goes to Granada on loan|newspaper=[[El Siglo de Torreón]]|language=es|date=7 January 2015|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>
Bangoura appeared in four [[Segunda División]] matches with the first team in the [[2010–11 Segunda División|2010–11 season]], as the Madrid side returned to [[La Liga]] after an eight-year absence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://matagigantes.net/rayo-vallecano/el-rayo-vallecano-de-la-temporada-2010-2011-en-la-actualidad/|title=El Rayo Vallecano de la temporada 2010/2011 en la actualidad|trans-title=The Rayo Vallecano of the 2010/2011 season currently|publisher=Mata Gigantes|first=Daniel|last=Chaves|language=es|date=14 April 2020|access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref> In June 2011, he attracted the interest of neighbours [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], who made an offer to purchase him.<ref name=Dream/>
Bangoura made his debut in Spain's top division on 28 August 2011, playing 31 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against [[Athletic Bilbao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=324017&cc=5739|title=Solid return for Vallecano|publisher=[[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]]|date=28 August 2011|access-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614195127/http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?cc=5739&id=324017|archive-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> On 23 October he scored in the 2–0 win at [[Real Betis]], who had also been promoted the previous campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=323954&cc=5739|title=Rayo see off Betis at the death|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=23 October 2011|access-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716172005/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=323954&cc=5739|archive-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> On 19 February 2012, he netted twice in a 5–3 away victory over [[Levante UD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=323819&cc=5739|title=Bangoura and Costa inspire Rayo|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=19 February 2012|access-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223034737/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=323819&cc=5739|archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref>
In the early days of the 2015 January [[transfer window]], Bangoura was loaned to [[Granada CF]] until June.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2015/01/07/futbol/equipos/rayo/1420649271.html|title=Jémez confirma la marcha de Lass al Granada|trans-title=Jémez confirms Lass departure to Granada|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=7 January 2015|access-date=8 January 2015}}</ref> He scored on his debut, a 1–2 home loss to [[Sevilla FC]] in the [[2014–15 Copa del Rey|round of 16]] of the [[Copa del Rey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/octavos/ida/gda_sev/|title=Mano al cuello del Sevilla a Caparrós|trans-title=Sevilla put hand on Caparrós' neck|newspaper=Marca|first=Tomás|last=Campos|language=es|date=8 January 2015|access-date=8 January 2015}}</ref>
On 31 January 2016, Bangoura was loaned to [[Ligue 1]] club [[Stade de Reims]] until the end of [[2015–16 Ligue 1|the season]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=694274726970200064|user=RayoVallecano|title=OFICIAL {{!}} Lass jugará cedido en el @StadeDeReims hasta final de temporada|trans-title=OFFICIAL {{!}} Lass will play on loan to @StadeDeReims until the end of the season|language=es|date=1 February 2016|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> He scored in his fifth appearance, a 4–1 defeat of [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2015-2016/ligue-1-27e-journee-reims-corrige-bordeaux-4-1-rennes-coule-toulouse-1-2_sto5232595/story.shtml|title=LIGUE 1 (28e journée): Rennes coule Toulouse (1–2), Reims corrige Bordeaux (4–1)|trans-title=LIGUE 1 (28th matchday): Rennes run over Toulouse (1–2), Reims punish Bordeaux (4–1)|publisher=Eurosport|language=fr|date=27 February 2016|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> in an eventual relegation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1-toulouse-sauve-in-extremis-reims-gfc-ajaccio-et-troyes-relegues-14-05-2016-5796295.php|title=Ligue 1: Toulouse sauvé in extremis, Reims, GFC Ajaccio et Troyes relégués|trans-title=Ligue 1: Toulouse saved at the last hour, Reims, GFC Ajaccio and Troyes relegated|newspaper=[[Le Parisien]]|language=fr|date=14 May 2016|access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref>
On 1 February 2018, Bangoura was loaned to Spanish second division team [[UD Almería]] for six months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udalmeriasad.com/noticia/el-almeria-cierra-el-fichaje-de-lass-un-extremo-derecho-rapido-y-desequilibrante|title=El Almería cierra el fichaje de Lass, un extremo derecho rápido y desequilibrante|trans-title=Almería complete the signing of Lass, a quick and destabilising right winger|publisher=UD Almería|language=es|date=1 February 2018|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref> He made his debut two days later, coming on as a 46th-minute [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Mandi (footballer)|Mandi]] away against [[Lorca FC]], in a 2–1 comeback win.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2018/02/03/segunda/1517691709_076866.html|title=El Almería tira de efectividad en Lorca|trans-title=Almería resort to effectiveness in Lorca|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Antonio|last=Ruiz|language=es|date=3 February 2018|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>
On 23 January 2019, Bangoura joined [[Major League Soccer]] side [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] on a one-year loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/01/23/whitecaps-fc-acquire-winger-lass-bangoura-loan-spanish-la-liga-club-rayo-vallecano|title=Whitecaps FC acquire winger Lass Bangoura on loan from Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|date=23 January 2019|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46985639|title=Guinea forward Alhassane 'Lass' Bangoura goes on loan to MLS|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|first=Mohamed|last=Fajah Barrie|date=24 January 2019|access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> He played 18 total matches, and scored in a 3–2 loss at the [[Houston Dynamo]] on 16 March.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/03/16/montero-and-bangoura-score-caps-fall-wild-match-against-houston|title=Montero and Bangoura score, but 'Caps fall in wild match against Houston|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|first=Brandon|last=Timko|date=16 March 2019|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
Still owned by Rayo, on 1 February 2020 Bangoura was loaned to [[CD Lugo]] until 30 June.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20200201/473233990989/rayo-vallecano-y-lugo-acuerdan-la-cesion-del-lass-bangoura.html|title=Rayo Vallecano y Lugo acuerdan la cesión del Lass Bangoura|trans-title=Rayo Vallecano and Lugo agree to loan of Lass Bangoura|newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]]|language=es|date=1 February 2020|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> He continued to be loaned the following seasons, to [[C.S. Emelec]] ([[Ecuadorian Serie A]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/rayo/2021/03/10/6048ef5a46163fa82d8b4585.html|title=Lass renueva su cesión por el Emelec hasta finales de año|trans-title=Lass renews his loan at Emelec until the end of the year|newspaper=Marca|first=Marcos|last=De Vicente|language=es|date=10 March 2021|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> and [[PAS Lamia 1964]] ([[Super League Greece]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unionrayo.es/lass-bangoura-ficha-lamia-fc-grecia-piti-cesion-rayo-vallecano/|title=Piti se lleva a Lass Bangoura al Lamia FC|trans-title=Piti takes Lass Bangoura to Lamia FC|publisher=Unión Rayo|language=es|date=20 December 2021|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>
===Later career=== Bangoura remained in Greece in September 2022, signing for [[Chania FC]] of the [[Super League Greece 2|Super League 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague-2/2154934/ta-hania-anakoinosan-tin-apoktisi-toy-las-mpangkoyra|title=Τα Χανιά ανακοίνωσαν την απόκτηση του Λας Μπανγκουρά|trans-title=Chania announced acquisition of Lass Bangoura|publisher=Gazzetta|language=el|date=27 September 2022|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>
==International career== Bangoura represented [[Guinea national under-17 football team|Guinea]] at the [[2009 African U-17 Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-17_2009/news/2441-algeria-2009-squad-list.html|title=Algeria 2009: Squad list|publisher=CAF Online|date=19 March 2009|access-date=15 August 2011}}</ref> He made his debut for the [[Guinea national football team|senior team]] in 2011 at the age of 19, and was selected for the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16383945|title=France U21 star Abdoul Razzagui Camara named by Guinea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 January 2012|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> and [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]] [[Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48608565|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Liverpool's Keita named in Guinea squad|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Mohamed|last=Fajah Barrie|date=12 June 2019|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 1 July 2022|<ref>{{Soccerway|lassane-bangoura/183300}}</ref>}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="11"|[[Rayo Vallecano]] |[[2010–11 Rayo Vallecano season|2010–11]] |[[Segunda División]] |4||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||4||0 |- |[[2011–12 Rayo Vallecano season|2011–12]] |[[La Liga]] |28||3||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||29||3 |- |[[2012–13 Rayo Vallecano season|2012–13]] |La Liga |32||3||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||34||3 |- |[[2013–14 Rayo Vallecano season|2013–14]] |La Liga |28||0||3||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||31||0 |- |[[2014–15 Rayo Vallecano season|2014–15]] |La Liga |1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |[[2015–16 Rayo Vallecano season|2015–16]] |La Liga |16||0||3||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||19||2 |- |[[2016–17 Rayo Vallecano season|2016–17]] |Segunda División |22||1||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||23||1 |- |[[2017–18 Rayo Vallecano season|2017–18]] |Segunda División |9||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||10||0 |- |[[2018–19 Rayo Vallecano season|2018–19]] |La Liga |0||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |[[2020–21 Rayo Vallecano season|2020–21]] |Segunda División |0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !140!!7!!12!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!152!!9 |- |[[Granada CF|Granada]] (loan) |[[2014–15 Granada CF season|2014–15]] |La Liga |14||0||1||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||15||1 |- |[[Stade de Reims|Reims]] (loan) |[[2015–16 Stade de Reims season|2015–16]] |[[Ligue 1]] |10||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||10||1 |- |[[UD Almería|Almería]] (loan) |[[2017–18 UD Almería season|2017–18]] |Segunda División |10||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||10||0 |- |[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] (loan) |[[2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season|2019]] |[[Major League Soccer]] |17||1||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||18||1 |- |[[CD Lugo|Lugo]] (loan) |[[2019–20 CD Lugo season|2019–20]] |Segunda División |3||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[C.S. Emelec|Emelec]] (loan) |[[2020 Ecuadorian Serie A|2020]] |[[Ecuadorian Serie A]] |9||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercopa Ecuador]]}}||0||10||0 |- |[[2021 Ecuadorian Serie A|2021]] |Ecuadorian Serie A |8||0||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[Copa Sudamericana]]|name=Sud}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!1!!0!!21!!0 |- |[[PAS Lamia 1964|Lamia]] (loan) |[[2021–22 Super League Greece|2021–22]] |[[Super League Greece]] |14||1||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Super League Greece|Super League Greece play-out round]]}}||0||3||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !225!!10!!17!!3!!3!!0!!2!!0!!247!!13 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT|45174}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|[[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] |2011||2||0 |- |2012||11||1 |- |2013||4||0 |- |2014||3||0 |- |2015||5||2 |- |2016||6||1 |- |2017||0||0 |- |2018||2||0 |- |2019||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!37!!4 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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