Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerrard Bantu Buabo | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 May 2005||
Place of birth | Redbridge, England [1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ipswich Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Ipswich Town | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Bury Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:30, 7 January 2024 (UTC) |
Gerrard Bantu Buabo (born 24 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town.
Buabo helped the youth-team at Ipswich Town to reach the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in the 2020–21 campaign. [2] On 10 September 2021, he joined Bury Town on loan after Ben Chenery's side hit an injury crisis. [2] He made his first-team debut at Ipswich Town on 20 September 2022, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Freddie Ladapo in a 2–0 win over Arsenal U21 in the EFL Trophy. [3] He turned professional with the club two months later. [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ipswich Town | 2021–22 [5] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022–23 [6] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2023–24 [7] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Bury Town (loan) | 2021–22 [8] | Isthmian League North | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
Career total | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
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