Sekou Tidiany Bangoura
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kiryat Shmona | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlantic | |||
| 2020–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Jammerbugt (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2023 | →Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Tuzlaspor (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | →Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2025– | Kiryat Shmona | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Guinea U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Guinea U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Guinea | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura (born 25 April 2002) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Israeli Premier League club Kiryat Shmona and the Guinea national team.
Club career
A youth product of the Guinean club Atlantic, Bangoura moved to the Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in April 2020 for 2 seasons.[1] On 7 February 2022, he joined Jammerbugt FC on a year-long loan in the Danish 1st Division.[2] On 4 February 2023, he joined Gençlerbirliği in the TFF 1. Lig on loan for the second half of the 2022–2023 season.[3][4] On 1 September 2023, he joined Tuzlaspor on another season long loan.[5] On 12 July 2024, he joined the Israeli Premier League club Kiryat Shmona on loan for a season.[6] On 16 May 2025, Kiryat Shmona activated a buy option and signed him permanently.[7]
International career
Bangoura was called up to the Guinea U17s for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] He played for the Guinea U23s at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[9] He was a late addition for the U23s at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10]
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.[11]
References
- ^ "Son dakika: Başakşehir'den sürpriz transfer! Sekou Tidjany Bangoura imzayı attı..." www.hurriyet.com.tr. 8 April 2020.
- ^ "ALYA TOURE VE BANGOURA JAMMERBUGT'A KiRALANDI | İstanbul Başakşehir FK". İstanbul Başakşehir FK (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Transfert : Sékou Tidiany Bangoura prêté à Genclerbirligi". 3 February 2023.
- ^ "SEKOU BANGOURA GENÇLERBİRLİĞi'NE KİRALANDI | İstanbul Başakşehir FK". İstanbul Başakşehir FK (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Sesay, Med (1 September 2023), Mercato : Sékou Tidiany Bangoura prêté à Tuzlaspor (Turquie) - iMedias (in French), retrieved 17 November 2025
- ^ "SEKOU BANGOURA KİRALANDI". İstanbul Başakşehir FK (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Sékou Tidiany Bangoura stays in Israel". Foot Africa.
- ^ "Start List: Guinea VS Cameroon". CAF. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "CAN U23 : voici la liste définitive du Syli Espoir" (in French). Guinée 360. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "BLOQUÉ PAR L'OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA NE PARTICIPERA PAS AUX JO PARIS 2024" [BLOCKED BY OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES] (in French). Guinean Football Federation. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Maroc : la Guinée s'impose 2-0 face au Libéria". 15 November 2025.
External links
- Sekou Tidiany Bangoura at Soccerway
- Sekou Tidiany Bangoura at the Turkish Football Federation