Moustapha Bangura

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Mustapha Bangura
Personal information
Full name	Mustapha Bangura
Date of birth	October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24) (age 19)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	winger / Striker
Club information
Current club	Apollon Limassol
Number	22
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2006 2006–2008 2008– 2009 2009–	Old Edwardians Nea Salamina AC Omonoia → AEP Paphos (loan) →Apollon Limassol (loan)	27 (27) 32 (13) 7 (2)  ? (?) 0 (0)
National team2
2006-present	Sierra Leone U-21 Sierra Leone	14 (4) 5 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mustapha Bangura (born October 24, 1989 in Freetown ,Sierra Leone) nickname Hadji, is a Sierra Leonean International footballer. He is an attacking midfielder for Apollon Limassol, on loan from AC Omonia, in the Cypriot First Division, the highest football league in Cyprus and for the Sierra national football team. He joined Cyprus first division club Nea Salamis FC in 2006 from Sierra Leone National Premier League club Old Edwardians. He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone on September 6, 2006 in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier against Mali in Freetown.

Contents 1 Football career 1.1 Playing career 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Football career

Mustapha Bangura or Hadji, as he is coommonly known was born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone to parent from the Temne ethnic group. He attended the Sierra Leone Grammar School Murray Town Freetown. Hadji was the best footballer at his secondary school and one of the best young footballers in Sierra Leone. Also he has the fastest goal scoring record in the history of junior Sierra Leonean football and secondary school competetion. In 2005 he joined Old Edwardians, one of the top clubs in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. He spent two seasons with Edwards before he moved to europe and joined Nea Salamina FC in 2007. In 2008 he joined AC Omonoia.^[1] For some weeks he was under intensive scouting from AS Monaco, AC Omonia , AEK FC, Olympiacos FC and Werder Bremen.

[edit] Playing career

• 05-07 Old Edwardians 27(27)
• 07-08 Nea Salamina FC (Cyprus) 32 (13)
• 08-09 AC Omonia (Cyprus)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• National Football Teams