Giosue Bellagambi

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Giosue Bellagambi
Personal information
Full name Giosue Ebong Bellagambi
Date of birth (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Huddersfield Town
Number 41
Youth career
2011–2016 Lambeth Tigers FC
2016–2018 Whyteleafe
2018–2020 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2020Ramsbottom United (loan) 4 (0)
2021Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2 (0)
2021Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022Brighouse Town (loan) 3 (0)
2022Hyde United (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023Spennymoor Town (loan) 14 (0)
2023Salford City (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2022– Uganda 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Giosue Ebong Bellagambi (born 8 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. Born in England, he plays for the Uganda national team.

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Club career

Bellagambi is a youth product of Lambeth Tigers FC and Whyteleafe, and moved to Huddersfield Town's youth academy in 2018. On 6 August 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Huddersfield Town. [1] He began his senior career on loan with Ramsbottom United in November 2020, where he made 4 appearances. [2] His second loan was with Ebbsfleet United, which ended in March 2021. [3] He had a month-long loan with Stalybridge Celtic in August 2021 after recovering from a fractured finger. [4] On 27 December 2021, he joined Brighouse Town on a 28-day loan. [5]

On 26 January 2022, he extended his Huddersfield Town contract until 2024. [6] On 8 August 2022, he moved to Hyde United on a three-month loan. [7] On 6 October 2022, his loan was cut short by Huddersfield. [8] The following day, he signed on loan at National League North side Spennymoor Town on a loan until 2 January 2023. [9]

Salford City loan

On 31 January 2023, Bellagambi joined EFL League Two side Salford City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [10]

International career

Bellagambi attended youth training camps for England and Italy. [11] He was first called up to the senior Uganda national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in May 2022. [12] He made his debut with Uganda in a 0–0 friendly tie with Libya on 21 September 2022. [13]

Personal life

Bellagambi was born in England to an Italian father and Ugandan mother. His parents met while his father was travelling from Italy to watch Fiorentina vs Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League in October 1999. [14] He attended Bishop Thomas Grant School in his secondary education where he further joined Arsenal on a scholarship. Bellagambi has a sister. Viola, who trained with Sutton United from 2017.

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