Unisa Bangura

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Unisa Bangura
Personal information
Full name Unisa Bangura
Date of birth (1987-07-23) July 23, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Klubi-04 11 (0)
2006 HJK 21 (0)
2007–2010 Atlantis FC 11 (0)
2008–2009East End Lions (loan) 34 (0)
2011–2012 PK-35 2 (0)
International career
2002–2003 Sierra Leone U-17 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Unisa Bangura (born 23 July 1987 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) [1] is a Sierra Leonean footballer.

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Career

Unisa began his European career with Klubi-04 and played 11 games in the 2005 Ykkönen season before joining HJK. In January 2007, he moved to Atlantis FC. [2]

Bangura left Europe and signed a loan contract by East End Lions in January 2008, but in April 2010 returned to Atlantis FC.[ citation needed ]

International career

Unisa was Sierra Leone's second-choice goalkeeper behind Patrick Bantamoi at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland. [3]

Sources

  1. "PlayerHistory". PlayerHistory. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. "ATLANTIS FC". Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.


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