Lass Bangoura

Alhassane "Lass" Bangoura (born 30 March 1992) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a right winger.

Lass Bangoura

Bangoura playing for Rayo Vallecano in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Alhassane Bangoura[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea[2]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Étoile de Guinée
2010–2011	Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2022	Rayo Vallecano	140	(7)
2015	→ Granada (loan)	14	(0)
2016	→ Reims (loan)	10	(1)
2018	→ Almería (loan)	10	(0)
2019	→ Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan)	17	(1)
2020	→ Lugo (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2021	→ Emelec (loan)	17	(0)
2022	→ Lamia (loan)	14	(1)
2022–2023	Chania	4	(1)
International career
2009	Guinea U17
2011–2019	Guinea	37	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

He spent the better part of his career with Rayo Vallecano, totalling 152 appearances.^[3] He also played in France, Canada, Ecuador and Greece.

Bangoura represented 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.^[4]

Bangoura appeared in four Segunda División matches with the first team in the 2010–11 season, as the Madrid side returned to La Liga after an eight-year absence.^[5] In June 2011, he attracted the interest of neighbours Real Madrid, who made an offer to purchase him.^[1]

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.^[6] On 23 October he scored in the 2–0 win at Real Betis, who had also been promoted the previous campaign.^[7] On 19 February 2012, he netted twice in a 5–3 away victory over Levante UD.^[8]

In the early days of the 2015 January transfer window, Bangoura was loaned to Granada CF until June.^[9] He scored on his debut, a 1–2 home loss to Sevilla FC in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.^[10]

On 31 January 2016, Bangoura was loaned to Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims until the end of the season.^[11] He scored in his fifth appearance, a 4–1 defeat of FC Girondins de Bordeaux,^[12] in an eventual relegation.^[13]

On 1 February 2018, Bangoura was loaned to Spanish second division team UD Almería for six months.^[14] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Mandi away against Lorca FC, in a 2–1 comeback win.^[15]

On 23 January 2019, Bangoura joined Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a one-year loan deal.^[16][17] He played 18 total matches, and scored in a 3–2 loss at the Houston Dynamo on 16 March.^[18]

Still owned by Rayo, on 1 February 2020 Bangoura was loaned to CD Lugo until 30 June.^[19] He continued to be loaned the following seasons, to C.S. Emelec (Ecuadorian Serie A)^[20] and PAS Lamia 1964 (Super League Greece).^[21]

Later career

Bangoura remained in Greece in September 2022, signing for Chania FC of the Super League 2.^[22]

International career

Bangoura represented Guinea at the 2009 African U-17 Championship.^[23] He made his debut for the senior team in 2011 at the age of 19, and was selected for the 2012^[24] and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.^[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 July 2022^[26]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rayo Vallecano	2010–11	Segunda División	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2011–12	La Liga	28	3	1	0	—		—		29	3
	2012–13	La Liga	32	3	2	0	—		—		34	3
	2013–14	La Liga	28	0	3	0	—		—		31	0
	2014–15	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2015–16	La Liga	16	0	3	2	—		—		19	2
	2016–17	Segunda División	22	1	1	0	—		—		23	1
	2017–18	Segunda División	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2018–19	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Segunda División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		140	7	12	2	0	0	0	0	152	9
Granada (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	14	0	1	1	—		—		15	1
Reims (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 1	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
Almería (loan)	2017–18	Segunda División	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan)	2019	Major League Soccer	17	1	1	0	—		—		18	1
Lugo (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Emelec (loan)	2020	Ecuadorian Serie A	9	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
	2021	Ecuadorian Serie A	8	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		11	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	21	0
Lamia (loan)	2021–22	Super League Greece	14	1	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	3	0
Career total			225	10	17	3	3	0	2	0	247	13

1. Appearance in Supercopa Ecuador
2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance in Super League Greece play-out round

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[27]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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
Total		37	4

References

1. Forjanes, Carlos (6 June 2011). "Lass: "Mi ilusión desde niño es jugar en el Real Madrid"" [Lass: "Ever since I was a kid I've dreamt of playing for Real Madrid"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
2. "Lass Bangoura". Eurosport. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "Adrián Embarba alcanza los 150 partidos oficiales con el Rayo Vallecano" [Adrián Embarba reaches 150 official games with Rayo Vallecano]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. "Lass Bangoura deja el Rayo y se va cedido al Granada" [Lass Bangoura leaves Rayo and goes to Granada on loan]. El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 7 January 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
5. Chaves, Daniel (14 April 2020). "El Rayo Vallecano de la temporada 2010/2011 en la actualidad" [The Rayo Vallecano of the 2010/2011 season currently] (in Spanish). Mata Gigantes. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. "Solid return for Vallecano". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
7. "Rayo see off Betis at the death". ESPN Soccernet. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
8. "Bangoura and Costa inspire Rayo". ESPN Soccernet. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
9. "Jémez confirma la marcha de Lass al Granada" [Jémez confirms Lass departure to Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
10. Campos, Tomás (8 January 2015). "Mano al cuello del Sevilla a Caparrós" [Sevilla put hand on Caparrós' neck]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2015.
11. @RayoVallecano (1 February 2016). "OFICIAL | Lass jugará cedido en el @StadeDeReims hasta final de temporada" [OFFICIAL | Lass will play on loan to @StadeDeReims until the end of the season] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2021 – via Twitter.
12. "LIGUE 1 (28e journée): Rennes coule Toulouse (1–2), Reims corrige Bordeaux (4–1)" [LIGUE 1 (28th matchday): Rennes run over Toulouse (1–2), Reims punish Bordeaux (4–1)] (in French). Eurosport. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
13. "Ligue 1: Toulouse sauvé in extremis, Reims, GFC Ajaccio et Troyes relégués" [Ligue 1: Toulouse saved at the last hour, Reims, GFC Ajaccio and Troyes relegated]. Le Parisien (in French). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
14. "El Almería cierra el fichaje de Lass, un extremo derecho rápido y desequilibrante" [Almería complete the signing of Lass, a quick and destabilising right winger] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
15. Ruiz, Antonio (3 February 2018). "El Almería tira de efectividad en Lorca" [Almería resort to effectiveness in Lorca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
16. "Whitecaps FC acquire winger Lass Bangoura on loan from Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
17. Fajah Barrie, Mohamed (24 January 2019). "Guinea forward Alhassane 'Lass' Bangoura goes on loan to MLS". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
18. Timko, Brandon (16 March 2019). "Montero and Bangoura score, but 'Caps fall in wild match against Houston". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
19. "Rayo Vallecano y Lugo acuerdan la cesión del Lass Bangoura" [Rayo Vallecano and Lugo agree to loan of Lass Bangoura]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
20. De Vicente, Marcos (10 March 2021). "Lass renueva su cesión por el Emelec hasta finales de año" [Lass renews his loan at Emelec until the end of the year]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
21. "Piti se lleva a Lass Bangoura al Lamia FC" [Piti takes Lass Bangoura to Lamia FC] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
22. "Τα Χανιά ανακοίνωσαν την απόκτηση του Λας Μπανγκουρά" [Chania announced acquisition of Lass Bangoura] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
23. "Algeria 2009: Squad list". CAF Online. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
24. "France U21 star Abdoul Razzagui Camara named by Guinea". BBC Sport. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
25. Fajah Barrie, Mohamed (12 June 2019). "Africa Cup of Nations: Liverpool's Keita named in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
26. Lass Bangoura at Soccerway
27. Lass Bangoura at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Lass Bangoura at BDFutbol
• Lass Bangoura at National-Football-Teams.com