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Mustapha Bangura
Hadji, just after a Leone Stars training session, 4 September 2008
Personal information
Full name Mustapha Bangura
Date of birth (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Borac Čačak
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Old Edwardians F.C. 28 (16)
2006–2008 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 34 (9)
2008–2009 AC Omonoia 11 (2)
2008–2009AEP Paphos (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2010Apollon Limassol (loan) 29 (7)
2010–2012 Apollon Limassol 56 (21)
2012–2014 AEK Larnaca 10 (1)
2014-2015 Nikos & Sokratis Erimis 9 (4)
2015-2016 Aris Limassol 18 (1)
2015-2016 Borac Čačak
International career
2005– Sierra Leone 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:38, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:00, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

Mustapha Bangura (born 24 October 1989 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean International footballer who plays as a Attacking Midfielder for Borac Čačak in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Career

Club

In 2005 he joined Old Edwardians in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. He spent a season with Edwards before he moved to Europe and joined the Cyprus First Division club Nea Salamina FC in 2006. In 2008 he joined AC Omonoia.[1] The next year he moved to Apollon Limassol and he helped the team to win the 2009–10 Cypriot Cup, scoring also the opening goal of the final. In 2012 he joined AEK on a 2 year deal. In 2014 with joined Nikos & Socratis Erimis Fc. According to Sierra Leone ace Sports journalist, Sahr Morris Jr. In the summer of 2015, Bangura joined newly promoted Aris Limassol FC and moved in Januray 2016 at Borac Čačak of the Serbian SuperLiga.

Mustapha 'Haji' Bangura is the second Sierra Leonean player to signed for Aris Limassol FC after Gibrilla Julius Woobay who joined them on a season loan from Romanian side Universita Craiova.

International

On November 14, 2014 he scored a goal against Côte d'Ivoire.[2][3] He is the co-captain of the team and wears no10.

Personal life

On 24 May 2011 Mustapha Bangura was involved in a car crash together with his cousin Ibraheem Wahid Sillah.[4] He returned in full action on November 2011 for Apollon Limassol. Married and has 2 kids.

Career statistics

International

Sierra Leone
Year Apps Goals
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 4 0
2009 0 0
2010 2 1
2011 1 0
2012 0 0
2013 3 1
2014 2 1
2015 1 0
Total 13 3

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 June 2015[5]

Championship/Cup

Played by 31.12.2015 200 games and scored over 60 goals!

Honours

Apollon
  • Cypriot Cup: 2009–10, Winner, Scored in Cup Final the first goal in the win 2-1 against APOEL
  • Cypriot Cup: 2010–11, Runner up, Lost in penalty shoot out, Scored 5 goals in 5 games out 7 in total games including the Final.

References

  1. ^ Morris Jr, Sahr (24 June 2008). "Sierra Leone: Bangura Joins AC Omonia". allAfrica. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. ^ MTN Football, MTN Football (14 November 2014). "Ivory Coast crush Sierra Leone". MTN Football. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ gfycat.com, gfycat.com (14 November 2014). "Sierra Leone Goal". gfycat.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (24 May 2011). "Sierra Leone's Bangura injured in car crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. ^ Hadji Bangura.html "Moustapha Bangura". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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