Imourane Hassane (born 8 April 2003) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grasshopper and the Benin national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Savalou, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Grasshopper | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Benin U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Benin | 26 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 January 2026 | |||
Career
editHassane is a product of the youth academy of the Beninese clubs Académie Poté Joseph and Soleil FC, before moving to SCC Mohammédia to finish his development on 4 December 2020.[1] In 2022, he moved to the Beninese club Loto-Popo in the Benin Premier League.[2] On 14 July 2023, he moved to the Egyptian Premier League side Modern 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 the Swiss Super League club Grasshopper 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 against Young Boys. A week later, he started and played the full 90 minutes at left-back in a 2–2 draw against Lausanne-Sport. On 11 April 2025, Grasshoppers activated their option, signing Imourane until 2028.[7][8] On 25 April 2026, he scored his first goal for the Swiss record champions, helping them take the lead in an eventual 1–2 home loss to FC Luzern.[9]
International career
editHassane was called up to the Benins for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[10] That same year he was called up to the senior Benin national team.[2] He also called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[11] On 3 December 2025, he was included in Benin's provisional 30-man squad ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]
International goals
edit- As of match played 5 January 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | |||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2024 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Rwanda | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 9 September 2025 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Lesotho | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ↑ "Transfert : Le SC Chabab Mohammedia (Maroc) misent sur deux espoirs béninois – Infos, Guépards, Foot au Bénin". bjfoot.com.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 22 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. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "Imourane Hassane bleibt beim GCZ" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "GC zieht die Kaufoption bei Hassane". tagesanzeiger.ch. 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "GC Zürich verliert gegen Luzern mit 1:2" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 25 April 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Benin name 30-man provisional squad for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025". Confederation of African Football. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
External links
edit- Imourane Hassane at Soccerway
- Imourane Hassane at National-Football-Teams.com
- Imourane Hassane at Grasshopper