Mustapha Hadji Bangura

Hadji, just after a Leone Stars training session, 4 September 2008
Personal information
Full name	Moustapha Bangura
Date of birth	(1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	AEZ Zakakiou
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Old Edwardians
2006–2008	Nea Salamis Famagusta	45	(9)
2008–2009	Omonia	7	(2)
2009	→ AEP Paphos (loan)	5	(0)
2009–2010	→ Apollon Limassol (loan)	24	(6)
2010–2012	Apollon Limassol	47	(16)
2012–2013	AEK Larnaca	8	(1)
2014	Nikos & Sokratis Erimis	8	(2)
2015–2016	Aris Limassol	16	(1)
2016	Borac Čačak	10	(1)
2016–2017	Zemun	5	(0)
2017	Rodos	10	(3)
2018	Enosi Panaspropyrgiakou Doxas	8	(1)
2018	AO Episkopi	5	(0)
2019–	AEZ Zakakiou	15	(3)
International career‡
2005–2016	Sierra Leone	17	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2020

Mustapha Bangura (born 24 October 1989 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for AEZ Zakakiou.

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.^[1] 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. 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.^{[citation needed]}

On 19 February 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.^[2] He thus became the fourth Sierra Leonean to play in the Serbian highest level after Kelfala Marah, Medo and Lamin Suma.^[3] On 11 March, 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 secured Borac a last minutes draw against a direct opponent in the league. Next summer he moved to the Serbian First League club Zemun, but after he made 6 appearances in both domestic competitions, he was suspended by the club and missed to play any official match for the rest of season.^[4] In September 2017, Bangura signed with the Greek side Rodos.^[5]

International

On 14 November 2014 he scored a goal against Côte d'Ivoire.^[6][7]

Personal life

On 24 May 2011 Mustapha Bangura was involved in a car crash together with his cousin Ibraheem Wahid Sillah.^[8] He returned in full action in November 2011 for Apollon Limassol.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Apollon

• 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.