Amrit Bansal-McNulty

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Amrit Bansal-McNulty
Personal information
Full name Amrit Padraig Singh Bansal-McNulty [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Hackney, England [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Waltham Abbey
Youth career
2014–2019 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2019Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
2020Dartford (loan) 4 (1)
2020Como (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022Crawley Town (loan) 4 (0)
2022Crawley Town (loan) 0 (0)
2024- Waltham Abbey
International career
2020– Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:53, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Amrit Padraig Singh Bansal-McNulty (born 16 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Waltham Abbey. He has represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.

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Club career

Bansal-McNulty joined Queens Park Rangers in August 2014. [3] On 29 November 2019, he joined National League side Torquay United on loan until January. [4] After returning to QPR, he went out on loan again in February, this time joining National League South side Dartford on a one-month deal. [5] The move was later extended for another two months. [6] The following season, he joined Serie C side Como on a season-long loan deal. [7] On 3 October 2020, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Como in 1–0 win over Pistoiese 1921. [8] In January 2021, he returned to Queens Park Rangers having made three appearances for the Italian side. [9]

On 31 August 2021, he joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on loan until 3 January 2022. [10] In November 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 6–1 win over Lancing in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup. [11] He returned to Queens Park Rangers at the end of his loan in January 2021, having made 7 appearances for Crawley. [12] [13] On 31 January 2022, Bansal-McNulty rejoined Crawley Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, [14] but did not play following his return to Crawley. [13]

On 10 August 2024, Bansal-McNulty signed for Waltham Abbey of the Isthmian League North Division. [15]

International career

On 5 October 2020, Bansal-McNulty received his first international call-up after being included in the Northern Ireland U21 squad for their European qualifiers. [16] The following week, he made his debut, starting in a 2–1 Euro qualifier win over Ukraine U21. [17]

Career statistics

As of 12 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20 [18] Championship 0000000000
2020–21 [19] Championship0000000000
2021–22 [13] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Torquay United (loan) 2019–20 [20] National League 20001 [a] 030
Dartford (loan) 2019–20 [20] National League South 41000041
Como (loan) 2020–21 [20] Serie C 30000030
Crawley Town (loan) 2021–22 [13] League Two 4010003 [b] 181
Career total131100041182
  1. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. 2 appearances in EFL Trophy, 1 in Sussex Senior Cup

Personal life

Born in England, Bansal-McNulty is of Irish and Indian descent. [21]

References

  1. "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). English Football League. p. 109. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. "U23s in profile: Amrit Bansal-Mcnulty". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Player Profile: AmritBansal-McNulty". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "SIGNING Amrit Bansal-McNulty Joins On Loan". Torquay United F.C. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Bansal-McNulty makes Dartford loan move". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. "Amrit Bansal-McNulty loan extended at Dartford". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. "QPR youngster joins Italian club on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. "COMO VS. PISTOIESE 1 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. "Il Como cerca Peli L'esterno può tornare". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. "Amrit Bansal-McNulty: Crawley Town sign QPR midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. "Report: Lancing 1–6 Crawley Town". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  12. "Loan update". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  14. "Amrit Bansal–McNulty returns on loan from QPR". Crawley Town FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  15. "Waltham Abbey Football Club". Waltham Abbey FC. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  16. "Andy Crosby introduces three new faces to U21 panel for Euro qualifiers in Ballymena". irishfa.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  17. "Northern Ireland U21s defeat Ukraine at Showgrounds in Euro qualifier". irishfa.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  18. "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  19. "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  20. 1 2 3 Amrit Bansal-McNulty at Soccerway
  21. "QPR trailblazer Manisha Tailor MBE says British South Asian voices in football need to be amplified". Sky Sports. 11 February 2022.