Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauro Gomes Bandeira | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Loures, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
Barnet | |||
–2018 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
2018–2022 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Colchester United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 (UTC) |
Mauro Gomes Bandeira (born 19 April 2004) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Arsenal. [1]
After playing in the Barnet and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) academies, [2] Bandeira joined the Arsenal Academy from QPR in 2018. [3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2022. During the 2022-23 season he played for Arsenal in the EFL Trophy. [4] He also made the first-team match day squad for Arsenal, appearing as an unused substitute in the UEFA Europa League. [5]
In July 2023, he joined Colchester United on a season-long loan. [6] He was named in the starting XI to make his senior debut on 5 August 2023 against Swindon Town F.C. in EFL League Two, however the match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. [7] [8] In January 2024, he was recalled from his loan spell by Arsenal after making 11 appearances in all competitions for Colchester. [9]
Born in Portugal to Angolan parents, Bandeira moved to England at a young age and holds dual Portuguese-British citizenship. He was called up to training camps for the Portugal U19s. [10]
Bandeira is a martial arts enthusiast. [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Arsenal | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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