FC Den Bosch Van der Sande joined the youth academy of
FC Den Bosch at age 10. He made his professional debut in the
Eerste Divisie for the club on 15 August 2014 in a match against
VVV-Venlo. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February 2015 away against
RKC Waalwijk, which ended in a 3–0 away win. Van der Sande scored the final goal in the match, after an assist from
Alexander Mols. Van der Sande signed a contract extension with FC Den Bosch in March 2017, which would keep him at the club until 30 June 2019. He finished his stint with FC Den Bosch with 104 league appearances in which he scored 21 goals and made 11 assists.
FC Eindhoven On 17 June 2019, Van der Sande moved to
FC Eindhoven as a free agent, signing a three-year contract with the Eerste Divisie side. He made his debut on 9 August in a 2–1 away win over
NEC. Shortly after arriving, on 21 August 2019, he suffered a
metatarsal fracture, sidelining him for at least three months. Van der Sande scored his first goal for the club on 17 December 2019 in a 2–0 away win over
Excelsior in the
KNVB Cup. Van der Sande had a strong
2021–22 season, scoring 13 goals in 39 appearances. He contributed as Eindhoven qualified for promotion play-offs, where they were, however, knocked out by
ADO Den Haag in the semi-finals.
NAC Breda On 25 April 2022, Van der Sande signed a two-year contract with
NAC Breda with an option for an additional year. He scored on his competitive debut for the club on 15 August 2023, less than ten minutes after coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute
Boyd Lucassen, as NAC lost 3–1 to
MVV. Van der Sande would go on to score 13 goals in 42 appearances for the club, leaving NAC in August 2023. He made his debut on 3 September, scoring twice in a 4–1 league win over
Jong AZ. On 27 November he registered a first-half hat-trick in a 6–0 victory against
Jong Utrecht. Van der Sande finished the
2023–24 Eerste Divisie campaign as ADO's second-highest league scorer with 11 goals, and also ranked second at the club for league assists with seven, behind
Henk Veerman (23 league goals) and
Daryl van Mieghem (16 league assists). ADO reached the promotion play-offs before being eliminated by
Excelsior in the semi-final.
Dundee United On 25 July 2024, Van der Sande joined
Dundee United on a two-year contract. He made his
Scottish Premiership debut on 4 August in the
Dundee derby, a 2–2 draw at
Tannadice. Used across the forward line during
2024–25, he was unable to score in the league; by early February he had made 27 Premiership appearances without a goal, a sequence he acknowledged publicly while stressing his contribution off the ball.
Cambuur On 6 August 2025, Van der Sande returned to the Netherlands to sign for
Cambuur on a two-year contract with an option for a further season. He made his debut on 25 August, coming on for
Yoram van der Veen in the 78th minute of a 1–0 away victory over
Jong AZ. A month later, he made his first start and scored twice in the first half, helping Cambuur to a 5–3 win over
Jong PSV. ==International career==