Abdulrahman Bangura (born 10 January 1986) is a Sierra Leonean footballer. He is a central defender who last played for Atlanta Silverbacks.

Career

Club

Atlanta FC

Bangura played with Atlanta FC in the NPSL from 2008-2010, featuring at all positions on the backline and in defensive midfield.

Härnösands FF

Born in

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

, Bangura moved to the U.S. as a teenager. He went on to play at the collegiate level at

Montreat College Montreat College (pronounced "mon-treet") is a private, Christian college in Montreat, North Carolina. Founded in 1916, Montreat College offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs for traditional and adult students. The college's m ...

, a NAIA school in North Carolina. Bangura spent two full seasons with Swedish club

Härnösands FF Härnösands FF was a Swedish football team from Härnösand in Härnösand Municipality Härnösand Municipality ( sv, Härnösands kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Härnösand (pop. ...

, and was the only player on the team to appear in every single game from 2011-2013. He was also named to the league’s Best XI, occupying one of its three defensive spots.

Atlanta Silverbacks

Bangura signed a professional contract with the Atlanta Silverbacks on 28 February 2014. He made his debut with the club as a substitute in the 89th minute away against

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

. The Silverbacks won the game 2-1. Abdul made his first start with the club on 31 May 2014 against Minnesota United FC. He played the full 90 minutes, however Atlanta lost the game 2-1 at home.

International

Bangura was called up to the Sierra Leone national team for their two fixtures in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

. He got his first cap and played the first match in

Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and po ...

. Sierra Leone won the game 2-0.

Personal life

He is the cousin of Shaka Bangura, his teammate at Atlanta Silverbacks.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bangura, Abdul 1986 births Living people Sierra Leonean footballers Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers Atlanta Silverbacks players Association football defenders Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States North American Soccer League players Härnösands FF players Expatriate footballers in Sweden Montreat Cavaliers men's soccer players Sportspeople from Freetown