| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Teteh Bangura | ||
| Date of birth | December 27, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bursaspor | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Kallon | 30 | (14) |
| 2009 | Cleveland City Stars | 9 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Cascade Surge (loan) | 3 | (5) |
| 2010 | Kallon | 7 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Köping FF | 10 | (11) |
| 2011 | AIK | 17 | (15) |
| 2011– | Bursaspor | 10 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Sierra Leone | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ibrahim "Teteh" Bangura (born December 27, 1989 in Freetown) is a Sierra Leonean footballer. He currently plays for Bursaspor in Süper Lig.
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Bangura began his career in his native Sierra Leone, playing with F.C. Kallon. He was the leading goal scorer in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and Sierra Leone FA Cup for the 2006-07 season, and participated in European trials A.C. Milan and Swedish club BK Häcken, but was not offered a contract by either team.
Bangura joined the Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division in 2009,[1] and was then sent on loan to Cascade Surge of the USL Premier Development League.[2] He scored a hat-trick on his debut for Cascade on May 22, 2009, in a game against Spokane Spiders.[3]
On July 18, 2010, the Swedish club Köping FF - a fourth tier club struggling against relegation - announced that Bangura was on trial with them.[4] The trial was successful and he made his debut away against Eskilstuna City FK. He scored one goal in that game. His home debut was against the league leaders IK Frej, a 3-3 tie in which Bangura scoring all three goals for the home team.[5]
In August 2010 it became apparent that the Swedish club AIK was interested in having him on trial. The interest had come up since their signing of Mohamed Bangura had made a successful start with the club, and because both players knew each other very well.[6] On September 27 AIK confirmed that they had signed Bangura for three years starting, January 1, 2011.[7] After an excellent first season, he scored 15 goals in 17 games and made 3 assists,[8] attracting the attention of Europe's top clubs, and eventually signed for Bursaspor in summer 2011.
Bangura was called up to the Sierra Leone national team for a World Cup qualifier with Equatorial Guinea on September 6, 2008, but did not see any minutes.
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