Alex Bangura
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mokomre, Sierra Leone[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011-2015 | DRL | ||
| 2015–2018 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Jong Cambuur | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Cambuur | 106 | (5) |
| 2023– | Middlesbrough | 14 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sierra Leone | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:07, 9 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Alex Bangura (born 13 July 1999) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a winger for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Sierra Leone national team.
Club career
[edit]Cambuur
[edit]Bangura made his debut for Cambuur on 4 February 2019 away to Jong AZ.[2] He went on to captain the side.[3]
Middlesbrough
[edit]On 1 September 2023, Middlesbrough announced the signing of Bangura on a four-year contract for £1 million.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 November 2023 in a 4–0 win against Preston North End.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in Sierra Leone, he also holds Dutch citizenship.[5] He debuted for the Sierra Leone national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Togo on 24 March 2022.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 December 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cambuur | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 113 | 5 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 113 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alex Bangura". worldfootball.net. Heim Spiel. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b "? In de spotlight: Alex Bangura" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b FC, Middlesbrough (1 September 2023). "Alex Bangura Joins The Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston". BBC. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Alex Bangura" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Breaking: Leone Stars Suffers Heavy Defeat to Togo. Checkout Full Time Scores". 24 March 2022.
- ^ Alex Bangura at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Career stats - Voetbal International
- Alex Bangura at WorldFootball.net
- Alex Bangura at Soccerway