Hassane Imourane (born 8 April 2003) is a Beninese professional football player who plays as adefensive midfielder forGrasshopper and theBenin national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-04-08)8 April 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Savalou, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Académie Poté Joseph | |||
| Soleil FC | |||
| 2020–2022 | SCC Mohammédia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Loto-Popo | ||
| 2023–2024 | →Modern Future FC (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025 | →Grasshopper (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Grasshopper | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Benin U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Benin | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 7 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 7 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
editImourane is a product of the youth academy of the Beninese clubs Académie Poté Joseph andSoleil FC, before moving toSCC Mohammédia to finish his development on 4 December 2020.[1] In 2022, he moved to the Beninese clubLoto-Popo in theBenin Premier League.[2] On 14 July 2023, he moved to theEgyptian Premier League sideModern Future FC on a year-long loan.[3] On 22 August 2024,Grasshopper Club Zurich announced the loan of Imourane.[4] However, due to a contract dispute with Modern Future, he returned to Loto-Popo in September 2024, without playing for Grasshoppers.[5]
On 6 January 2025, he joined theSwiss Super League clubGrasshopper on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season with an option to buy.[6] He debuted on 25 January 2025, coming on in the final minutes of a 0–0 draw againstYoung Boys. A week later, he started and played the full 90 minutes atleft-back in a 2–2 draw againstLausanne-Sport. On 11 April 2025, Grasshoppers activated their option, signing Imourane until 2028.[7]
International career
editImourane was called up to theBenins for the2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] That same year he was called up to the seniorBenin national team.[2] He also called up for2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[9]
References
edit- ^"Transfert : Le SC Chabab Mohammedia (Maroc) misent sur deux espoirs béninois – Infos, Guépards, Foot au Bénin".bjfoot.com.
- ^ab"Imourane Hassane : la tour de contrôle".
- ^Azoma, Bienvenu (14 September 2023)."Hassane Imourane s'engage avec un club égyptien".
- ^"GC Zurich signs Imourane Hassane on loan with option to buy".Grasshopper Club Zurich. 22 August 2024. Retrieved22 August 2024.
- ^Agada, Salomon (23 September 2024)."Retour précoce de Hassane Imourane à Loto-Popo FC : Voici les raisons".
- ^"Imourane Hassane on loan with option to buy".Grasshopper Club Zurich. 6 January 2025. Retrieved6 January 2025.
- ^"Imourane Hassane bleibt beim GCZ" [Imourane Hassane remains at GCZ] (in Swiss High German).Grasshopper Club Zurich. 11 April 2025. Retrieved11 April 2025.
- ^Sossou, Josué (24 January 2023)."Liste des 26 Ecureuils Juniors sélectionnés par Mathias Déguénon" (in French). 24 Heures au Bénin.
- ^"Benin call on Italian based teenage striker Candas Fiogbé". cafonline.fr. 10 March 2025.
External links
edit- Hassane Imourane at Soccerway
- Hassane Imourane at National-Football-Teams.com