Alex Bangura

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

Bangura (left) in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 26)[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 as of 18:43, 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:07, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

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

As of match played 2 December 2023^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		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

1. Includes KNVB Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup