Quick Facts
Biography
Mustapha Bangura (born 24 October 1989 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean International footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Zemun in the Serbian First League.
Career
Club
In 2005, he joined Old Edwardians in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. He spent a season with Edwards before he moved to Europe and joined the Cyprus First Division club Nea Salamina FC in 2006. In 2008, he joined AC Omonoia. The next year he moved to Apollon Limassol and he helped the team to win the 2009–10 Cypriot Cup, scoring also the opening goal of the final. In 2012, he joined AEK on a 2-year deal. In 2014 with joined Nikos & Socratis Erimis Fc. According to Sierra Leone ace Sports journalist, Sahr Morris Jr. In the summer of 2015, Bangura joined newly promoted Aris Limassol FC. Mustapha 'Haji' Bangura is the second Sierra Leonean player to sign for Aris Limassol after Gibrilla Julius Wobay who joined them on a season loan from Romanian side Universita Craiova.
On February 19, 2016, last day of the Serbian winter transfer window, Bangura signed with FK Borac Čačak, at time a second-placed club at half-season of the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga. He thus became the fourth Sierra Leonean to play in the Serbian highest level after Kelfala Marah, Medo and Lamin Suma. On March 11, in the round 26 of the SuperLiga, Bangura scored his first goal with a header in the 91st minute of the game against Vojvodina. His goal was much celebrated cause it secured Borac a last minutes draw against a direct opponent in the league.
International
On November 14, 2014 he scored a goal against Côte d'Ivoire.
He is the co-captain of the team and wears no10.
Personal life
On 24 May 2011 Mustapha Bangura was involved in a car crash together with his cousin Ibraheem Wahid Sillah. He returned in full action on November 2011 for Apollon Limassol. Married and has 2 kids.
Career statistics
International
| Sierra Leone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 3 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 June 2015
Championship/Cup
Played by 31.12.2015 200 games and scored over 60 goals!
Honours
- Cypriot Cup: 2009–10, Winner, Scored in Cup Final the first goal in the win 2-1 against APOEL
- Cypriot Cup: 2010–11, Runner up, Lost in penalty shoot out, Scored 5 goals in 5 games out 7 in total games including the Final.