Sekou Tidiany Bangoura

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Sekou Tidiany Bangoura
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kiryat Shmona
Youth career
Atlantic
2020–2021 İstanbul Başakşehir
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 İstanbul Başakşehir 0 (0)
2021–2022Jammerbugt (loan) 14 (4)
2023Gençlerbirliği (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024Tuzlaspor (loan) 30 (1)
2024–2025Kiryat Shmona (loan) 24 (1)
2025– Kiryat Shmona 10 (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 the Israeli Premier League club Kiryat Shmona and the Guinea national team.

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Club career

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 2002, he joined Jammerbugt FC on a year-long loan in the Danish 1st Division. [2] On 3 February 2023, he joined Gençlerbirliği in the TFF 1. Lig on loan for the second half of the 2022–2023 season. [3] On 1 September 2023, he joined Tuzlaspor on another season long loan. [4] On 12 July 2024, he joined the Israeli Premier League club Kiryat Shmona on loan for a season. [5] On 16 May 2025, Kiryat Shmona activated a buy option and signed him permanently. [6]

International career

Bangoura was called up to the Guinea U17s for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. [7] He played for the Guinea U23s at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. [8] He was a late addition for the U23s at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [9]

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. [10]

References

  1. "Son dakika: Başakşehir'den sürpriz transfer! Sekou Tidjany Bangoura imzayı attı..." www.hurriyet.com.tr. 8 April 2020.
  2. https://ibfk.com.tr/haberler/alya-toure-ve-bangoura-jammerbugta-kiralandi
  3. "Transfert : Sékou Tidiany Bangoura prêté à Genclerbirligi". 3 February 2023.
  4. Sesay, Med (1 September 2023), Mercato : Sékou Tidiany Bangoura prêté à Tuzlaspor (Turquie) - iMedias (in French), retrieved 17 November 2025
  5. "SEKOU BANGOURA KİRALANDI". İstanbul Başakşehir FK (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  6. "Sékou Tidiany Bangoura stays in Israel". Foot Africa.
  7. "Start List: Guinea VS Cameroon". CAF. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. "CAN U23 : voici la liste définitive du Syli Espoir" (in French). Guinée 360. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. "BLOQUÉ PAR L'OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA NE PARTICIPERA PAS AUX JO PARIS 2024" [BLOCKED BY OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES] (in French). Guinean Football Federation. 4 July 2024.
  10. "Maroc : la Guinée s'impose 2-0 face au Libéria". 15 November 2025.