Lass Bangoura

Lass Bangoura

Bangoura playing for Rayo Vallecano in 2013
Personal information
Full nameAlhassane Bangoura
Date of birth30 March 1992
Place of birthConakry, Guinea
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Granada (loan from Rayo Vallecano)
Number15
Youth career
Étoile de Guinée
2010–2011Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Rayo Vallecano93(6)
2015→ Granada (loan)8(0)
National team‡
2009Guinea U17
2011–Guinea20(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:37, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Alhassane “Lass” Bangoura (born 30 March 1992) is a Guinean footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF on loan from Rayo Vallecano as a right winger.

Club career

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.

Without having played for Rayo Vallecano B, Lass managed to appear in four Segunda División matches with the first team during the 2010–11 season, as the Madrid side returned to La Liga after an eight-year absence. In June 2011 he attracted the interest of neighbouring Real Madrid, who made an offer to purchase the player.[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.[2] On 23 October he netted in a 2–0 win at Real Betis, who also had promoted the previous season;[3] on 19 February 2012 he scored a brace in a 5–3 away success over Levante UD.[4]

In the early days of the 2015 January transfer window, Bangoura was loaned to fellow league side Granada CF until June.[5] He scored on his debut on the 8th, but in a 1–2 home loss to Sevilla FC for the Copa del Rey.[6]

International career

Bangoura represented Guinea during the 2009 African Under-17 Championship.[7] He made his debut for the senior team in 2011 at only 19, and was selected for the following year's Africa Cup of Nations.

References

  1. ↑ 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, 6 June 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Solid return for Vallecano; ESPN Soccernet, 28 August 2011
  3. ↑ Rayo see off Betis at the death; ESPN Soccernet, 23 October 2011
  4. ↑ Bangoura and Costa inspire Rayo; ESPN Soccernet, 19 February 2012
  5. ↑ Jémez confirma la marcha de Lass al Granada (Jémez confirms Lass departure to Granada); Marca, 7 January 2015 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Mano al cuello del Sevilla a Caparrós (Sevilla puts hand on Caparrós' neck); Marca, 8 January 2015 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Algeria 2009: Squad list; CAF Online, 19 March 2009

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