Sekou Tidiany Bangoura

Sekou Tidiany Bangoura (born 25 April 2002) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Guinea national team.

Club career

A youth product of the Guinean club Atlantic, Bangoura moved to the reserve team of Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in April 2020 for 2 years before being loaned to Danish second-tier club Jammerbugt FC in February 2022. On the final game of the season, he scored with a long-range effort from 33 yards. He was loaned to and Turkish second-tier clubs Gençlerbirliği in February 2023 and Tuzlaspor in September 2023. On 12 July 2024, he joined Kiryat Shmona of the Israeli Premier League on a season-long loan. Kiryat Shmona exercised their purchase option and signed him permanently on 16 May 2025.

On 6 January 2026, Sekou signed with Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew with a contract through June 2029 and an option for a further year.

International career Bangoura was called up to the Guinea U17s for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, where they finished as runners-up to Cameroon. He played for the Guinea U23s at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. He was a late addition for the U23s at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Bangoura was called up to the senior Guinea national team for a set of friendlies in November 2025. He scored on his debut, a 2–0 win over Liberia on 16 November 2025.