| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlantic | |||
| 2020–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Jammerbugt (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2023 | →Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Tuzlaspor (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | →Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Kiryat Shmona | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Guinea U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Guinea U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Guinea | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura (born 25 April 2002) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Guinea national team.
A youth product of the Guinean club Atlantic, Bangoura moved to the Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in April 2020 for 2 seasons. [1] On 7 February 2022, he joined Jammerbugt FC on a year-long loan in the Danish 1st Division. [2] On 4 February 2023, he joined Gençlerbirliği in the TFF 1. Lig on loan for the second half of the 2022–2023 season. [3] [4] On 1 September 2023, he joined Tuzlaspor on another season long loan. [5] On 12 July 2024, he joined the Israeli Premier League club Kiryat Shmona on loan for a season. [6] On 16 May 2025, Kiryat Shmona activated a buy option and signed him permanently. [7]
On 6 January 2026, Sekou signed with Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew, signing a contract through June 2029 with an option for June 2030. [8]
Bangoura was called up to the Guinea U17s for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. [9] He played for the Guinea U23s at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. [10] [11] He was a late addition for the U23s at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [12]
Bangoura was called up to the senior Guinea national team for a set of friendlies in November 2025. He scored on his debut, a 2–0 win over Liberia on 16 November 2025. [13]