Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his European career at Lokeren, scoring 27 goals in 87 Jupiler Pro League games. After a season in Ukraine with Metalurh Donetsk, he moved to German club Mainz 05. In his first season at Mainz he helped the club achieve promotion to the Bundesliga with 14 league goals, as well as the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal, scoring 4 goals in the latter competition. The next season, under Thomas Tuchel, he helped Mainz staying in the German top tier and achieve 9th place by scoring 10 goals in the 2009–10 Bundesliga. In 2013, Bancé helped his national team to reach the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso's greatest achievement in football to date. He scored both the equaliser and the winning kick in the eventual penalty shootout in the semi-final against Ghana. In the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, he scored the first goal in Burkina Faso's win over Tunisia in the quarter-finals, and in the semi-final scored a late equaliser against Egypt to take the game to a penalty shootout. Burkina Faso lost the shootout and eventually finished third overall in the cup by defeating Ghana in the third place play-off. Club career Metalurh Donetsk On 20 June 2006, Bancé signed for Metalurh Donetsk on a four-year contract. Having failed to secure a first-team place at Metalurh Donetsk, he returned to Belgium in July 2007, signing for Germinal Beerschot on a year-long loan. However, he was loaned out to Kickers Offenbach in January 2008 for the remainder of the season. Mainz 05 Bancé joined Mainz 05 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee in summer 2008. Al-Ahli Dubai On 16 August 2010, Bancé signed for Al-Ahli Dubai on a four-year contract, with the transfer agreement between the two clubs remaining undisclosed. FC Augsburg In June 2012, Bancé signed for FC Augsburg on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. In September 2013, he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan until the end of the season. HJK Helsinki In September 2014, Bancé signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga side HJK Helsinki. Irtysh Pavlodar In February 2015, Bancé signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar, leaving the club in June of the same year. Chippa United In August 2015, Bancé went on trial with Bidvest Wits of the South