Mauro Bandeira

Mauro Bandeira
Personal information
Full name Mauro Gomes Bandeira
Date of birth (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003
Place of birth Loures, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tabor Sežana
Youth career
Barnet
–2018 Queens Park Rangers
2018–2022 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Arsenal 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Colchester United (loan) 9 (0)
2024– Tabor Sežana 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Mauro Gomes Bandeira (born 18 November 2003) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian club Tabor Sežana.

Club career

After playing in the Barnet and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) academies,[1] Bandeira joined the Arsenal Academy from QPR in 2018.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2022. During the 2022–23 season he played for Arsenal in the EFL Trophy.[3] He also made the first-team match day squad for Arsenal, appearing as an unused substitute in the UEFA Europa League.[4]

In July 2023, Bandeira joined Colchester United on a season-long loan.[5] He was named in the starting XI to make his senior debut on 5 August 2023 against Swindon Town in EFL League Two, however the match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.[6][7] In January 2024, he was recalled from his loan spell by Arsenal after making 11 appearances in all competitions for Colchester.[8]

Bandeira was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2023–24 season following the expiration of his contract after which he signed for Slovenian side NK Tabor Sežana.[9][10]

International career

Born in Portugal to Angolan parents, Bandeira moved to England at a young age and holds dual Portuguese-British citizenship. He was called up to training camps for the Portugal U19s.[11]

Personal life

Bandeira is a martial arts enthusiast.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 October 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2022–23 — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Arsenal 2022–23 Premier League 000000—00
Colchester United (loan) 2023–24 League Two 9000101[a]0110
Career total 90001040140
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 "Quem é Mauro Bandeira, O jovem Luso que apareceu no banco do Arsenal em Alvalade?" [Who is Mauro Bandeira, the young Portuguese who appeared on the Arsenal bench in Alvalade?] (in Portuguese). OneFootball. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Arsenal teenager Bandeira signs first professional contract". OneFootball. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mauro Bandeira: Arsenal midfielder joins Colchester United on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal: quem é o jovem português que Arteta tem no banco em Alvalade?". tvi.iol.pt. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Colchester United have signed Arsenal youngster Mauro Bandeira on loan". Gazette-news.co.uk. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Colchester vs Swindon off because of waterlogged pitch". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "Colchester United named young team against Swindon Town". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (3 January 2024). "Arsenal youngster Mauro Bandeira has Colchester loan ended". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "22 players to depart Arsenal at end of contacts". Arsenal FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Former Colchester United loanee Mauro Bandeira has new club". Gazette-news. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Carvalho, Francisco Paulo (16 March 2023). "Quem é Mauro Bandeira, o jovem luso que apareceu no banco do Arsenal em Alvalade? :: zerozero.pt". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mauro Bandeira". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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