Alex Bangura
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 Bangura, left in picture | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mokomre, Sierra Leone[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | 126 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sierra Leone | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:25, 25 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:07, 9 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
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.
Cambuur
Bangura made his debut for Cambuur on 4 February 2019 away to Jong AZ.[2] He went on to captain the side.[3]
Middlesbrough
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] Bangura was out for the whole 2024/25 season with injury.[5]
International career
Born in Sierra Leone, he also holds Dutch citizenship.[6] He debuted for the Sierra Leone national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Togo on 24 March 2022.[7]