Sekou Bangoura (footballer)

Sekou Tidiany Bangoura
Bangoura with the Columbus Crew in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 17
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)
2025–2026 Kiryat Shmona 10 (0)
2026– Columbus Crew 15 (1)
International career‡
2019 Guinea U17 5 (0)
2023 Guinea Olympic 3 (0)
2025– Guinea 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:38, 27 July 2026 (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 Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Bangoura with the Columbus Crew in 2026

A youth product of the Guinean club Atlantic, Bangoura moved to the reserve team of Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in April 2020 for 2 years before being loaned to Danish second-tier club Jammerbugt FC in February 2022.[1][2]On the final game of the season, he scored with a long-range effort from 33 yards.[3] He was loaned to and Turkish second-tier clubs Gençlerbirliği in February 2023 and Tuzlaspor in September 2023.[4][5][6][7] On 12 July 2024, he joined Kiryat Shmona of the Israeli Premier League on a season-long loan.[8] Kiryat Shmona exercised their purchase option and signed him permanently on 16 May 2025.[9]

On 6 January 2026, Sekou signed with Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew with a contract through June 2029 and an option for a further year.[10]

International career

Bangoura was called up to the Guinea U17s for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, where they finished as runners-up to Cameroon.[11] He played for the Guinea U23s at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[12][13] He was a late addition for the U23s at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]

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.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Camara, Mohamed Max (6 April 2020). "Officiel : une pépite guinéenne s'engage avec le "Besaksehir d'Istanbul"". Gnakrylive - le site guinéen des événements culturels et sportifs (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Ydesen, Simon (28 May 2022). "Jammerbugt var tæt på at slippe væk fra sidsteplads". www.nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Transfert : Sékou Tidiany Bangoura prêté à Genclerbirligi". 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=2293505
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Sesay, Med (1 September 2023), Mercato : Sékou Tidiany Bangoura prêté à Tuzlaspor (Turquie) - iMedias (in French), retrieved 17 November 2025
  8. ↑ "SEKOU BANGOURA KİRALANDI". İstanbul Başakşehir FK (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sékou Tidiany Bangoura stays in Israel". Foot Africa.
  10. ↑ "Columbus Crew acquire midfielder Sekou Bangoura from Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona". ColumbusCrew.com. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Start List: Guinea VS Cameroon". CAF. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "La liste des 23 joueurs retenus pour la CAN U-23 2023". FEGUIFOOT (in French). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "CAN U23 : voici la liste définitive du Syli Espoir" (in French). Guinée 360. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Maroc : la Guinée s'impose 2-0 face au Libéria". 15 November 2025.
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