Alex Bangura (born 13 July 1999) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a winger for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Sierra Leone national team.

Alex Bangura (Left)
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Mokomre, Sierra Leone[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Team information
Current team
Middlesbrough
Number 24
Youth career
2011-2015 DRL
2015–2018 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Jong Cambuur 7 (1)
2018–2023 Cambuur 106 (5)
2023– Middlesbrough 14 (2)
International career
2022– Sierra Leone 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:07, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Cambuur

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Bangura made his debut for Cambuur on 4 February 2019 away to Jong AZ.[2] He went on to captain the side.[3]

Middlesbrough

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On 1 September 2023, Middlesbrough announced the signing of Bangura on a four-year contract for £1 million.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 November 2023 in a 4–0 win against Preston North End.[4]

International career

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Born in Sierra Leone, he also holds Dutch citizenship.[5] He debuted for the Sierra Leone national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Togo on 24 March 2022.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 December 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambuur 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 13 0 1 0 14 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 10 1 1 0 20 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 24 0 2 0 26 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 27 3 1 0 28 3
2022–23 Eredivisie 29 1 2 0 31 1
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 106 5 7 0 113 5
Middlesbrough 2023–24 EFL Championship 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
Career total 113 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 123 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alex Bangura". worldfootball.net. Heim Spiel. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "? In de spotlight: Alex Bangura" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b FC, Middlesbrough (1 September 2023). "Alex Bangura Joins The Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston". BBC. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Alex Bangura" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Breaking: Leone Stars Suffers Heavy Defeat to Togo. Checkout Full Time Scores". 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ Alex Bangura at Soccerway
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