Moustapha Bangura

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

Club career Bangura was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 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 Salamis Famagusta in 2006. In 2008, he joined Omonia. 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 two-year deal. In 2014 with joined Nikos & Sokratis Erimis. In the summer of 2015, Bangura joined newly promoted Aris Limassol. He was 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 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. He thus became the fourth Sierra Leonean to play in the Serbian highest level after Kelfala Marah, Medo and Lamin Suma. 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 six appearances in both domestic competitions, he was suspended by the club and missed to play any official match for the rest of season. In September 2017, Bangura signed with the Greek side Rodos.

International career On 14 November 2014, Bangura scored a goal against Côte d'Ivoire.

Personal life On 24 May 2011, Bangura was involved in a car crash together with his cousin Ibraheem Wahid Sillah. He returned in full action in November 2011 for Apollon Limassol.

Honours Apollon Cypriot Cup: 2009–10 (scored in Cup Final the first goal in the win 2–1 against APOEL) Cypriot Cup runner-up: 2010–11 (scored 5 goals in 5 games out 7 in total games including the final)