Hassane Imourane

Hassane Imourane
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-08) 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 14
Youth career
Académie Poté Joseph
Soleil FC
2020–2022 SCC Mohammédia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Loto-Popo
2023–2024Modern Future FC (loan) 16 (0)
2025Grasshopper (loan) 14 (0)
2025– Grasshopper 0 (0)
International career
2023 Benin U20 4 (0)
2023– Benin 20 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Hassane Imourane (born 8 April 2003) is a Beninese professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grasshopper and the Benin national team.

Career

Imourane 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]

International career

Imourane was called up to the Benins for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] 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.[9] On 3 December 2025, he was included in Benin's provisional 30-man squad ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

International goals

As of match played 9 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Benin
2023 5 0
2024 10 1
2025 5 1
Total 20 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

  1. ^ "Transfert : Le SC Chabab Mohammedia (Maroc) misent sur deux espoirs béninois – Infos, Guépards, Foot au Bénin". bjfoot.com.
  2. ^ a b "Imourane Hassane : la tour de contrôle".
  3. ^ Azoma, Bienvenu (14 September 2023). "Hassane Imourane s'engage avec un club égyptien".
  4. ^ "GC Zurich signs Imourane Hassane on loan with option to buy". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Agada, Salomon (23 September 2024). "Retour précoce de Hassane Imourane à Loto-Popo FC : Voici les raisons".
  6. ^ "Imourane Hassane on loan with option to buy". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Imourane Hassane bleibt beim GCZ" [Imourane Hassane remains at GCZ] (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. ^ Sossou, Josué (24 January 2023). "Liste des 26 Ecureuils Juniors sélectionnés par Mathias Déguénon" (in French). 24 Heures au Bénin.
  9. ^ "Benin call on Italian based teenage striker Candas Fiogbé". cafonline.fr. 10 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Benin name 30-man provisional squad for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025". Confederation of African Football. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.