Umaru Bangura

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Umaru Bangura
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Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2005 Mighty Blackpool
2005 Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010 Hønefoss 123 (7)
2010–2013 Haugesund 81 (1)
2014–2016 Dinamo Minsk 58 (0)
2016–2021 Zürich 80 (1)
2021–2022 Neuchâtel Xamax 29 (0)
International career‡
2006–2022 Sierra Leone 53 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:42, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Umaru Bangura (born 7 October 1987) is a Sierra Leonean former professional footballer who played for the Sierra Leone national team. He played as a central defender or in midfield. [1]

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Career

Bangura started his senior career with Hønefoss BK in Norway.

In January 2011, Bangura moved to Eliteserien club FK Haugesund. He made his league debut for the club on 20 March 2011 in a 2–0 away loss to Tromsø IL. He was subbed on in the 71st minute for Ugonna Anyora. [2] He scored his first league goal for the club on 25 September 2011 in a 1–0 home victory over Aalesunds FK. His goal came in the 54th minute. [3]

During the English 2013 summer transfer window, Bangura attracted interest from Premier League side Crystal Palace, but the move failed to materialise. [4] [5]

In December 2013 Bangura agreed to move to FC Dinamo Minsk in the Vysheyshaya Liga. [6] He made his league debut for the club on 30 March 2014 in a 1–0 away victory over FC Dnepr Mogilev. He played all ninety minutes of the match. [7]

In August 2016 he signed a three years contract with Swiss club FC Zürich. [8] He made his league debut for the club on 22 August 2016 in a 1–0 home victory over Neuchâtel Xamax. He was subbed on for Armando Sadiku in the 84th minute. [9] He scored his first league goal for the club on 2 October 2016 in a 5–0 away victory over FC Wohlen. His goal, scored in the 61st minute, made the score 4–0 to Zürich. [10]

On 8 January 2021, it was announced that Bangura had joined Swiss Challenge League club Neuchâtel Xamax on a contract until the end of the season, after being released by Zürich. [11] [12]

International career

Bangura is the captain of the Sierra Leone national team. [13] In October 2019, he stated that he was considering quitting the national team after his team was attacked by angry fans, but retracted his decision soon after and represented Sierra Leone at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's first ever AFCON. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2021 [15] [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalPlay-offsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hønefoss 2006 Adeccoligaen 150——151
2007 Adeccoligaen230——230
2008 Adeccoligaen272——272
2009 Adeccoligaen29310——303
2010 Tippeligaen 29241—30363
Total12375100301319
Haugesund 2011 Tippeligaen24140——281
2012 Tippeligaen29010——300
2013 Tippeligaen28040——320
Total811900000901
Dinamo Minsk 2014 Vysheyshaya Liga 2300070—300
2015 Vysheyshaya Liga22030120—370
2016 Vysheyshaya Liga1304000—170
Total5807019000840
Zürich 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 1712030—221
2017–18 Swiss Super League 24040——280
2018–19 Swiss Super League2502080—350
2019–20 Swiss Super League14010——150
2020–21 Swiss Super League0010——10
Total801100110001111
Neuchâtel Xamax 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League18000——180
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League3010——40
Total210100000220
Career total36393213003042810

International

As of match played 11 January 2022 [1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sierra Leone 200620
200750
200860
201020
201140
201260
201340
201462
201540
201641
201711
201940
202020
202120
202210
Total534
Sierra Leone score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bangura goal [1]
List of international goals scored by Umaru Bangura
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
131 May 2014 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 1–01–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [17]
219 July 2014National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra LeoneFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [18]
328 March 2016National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra LeoneFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–01–0 Friendly [19]
410 June 2017National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra LeoneFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–02–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [20]

Honours

Order

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