1. Mohamed Bangura was born on 27 July 1989 and is a professional footballer from Sierra Leone.
13 Facts About Mohamed Bangura
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At the Smaland club Mohamed Bangura made an immediate impact; when half of the season was played, Mohamed Bangura had scored 12 goals in 13 league games, turning Varnamo into one of the division's top sides.
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On 24 July 2010, Mohamed Bangura made his Allsvenskan debut for AIK against Malmo FF away by coming in as a substitute in the 74th minute.
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Mohamed Bangura is the first Sierra Leonean to play for Celtic.
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Mohamed Bangura was recommended to Celtic by former striker and fan favourite Henrik Larsson.
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Mohamed Bangura then made his next appearance against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League group stage, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute.
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Mohamed Bangura endured a nightmare start at Celtic after failing to hit a single first-team goal and falling out of favour as manager Neil Lennon preferred strikers Gary Hooper, Anthony Stokes and Georgios Samaras in the first team.
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At the beginning of January 2013, Mohamed Bangura joined Swedish 2012 champions Elfsborg on a 1-year loan from Celtic, in a new venture for the club's forthcoming Champions League qualification campaign.
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On 31 July 2013, in a buildup to a match against his parent club in the Third qualifying round of the Champions League, Manager Neil Lennon disapproved of the club letting Mohamed Bangura playing against them after advising him not to play.
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On 3 February 2014, Mohamed Bangura joined Turkish second-tier league side Istanbul BB on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
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On 22 December 2015, Mohamed Bangura transferred to China League One side Dalian Yifang.
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On 11 January 2017, Mohamed Bangura joined Dalkurd in Superettan on a one-year deal.
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Mohamed Bangura made 10 appearances in the league, scoring once, before leaving at the end of the year following the club's promotion to the top tier.