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Full nameAlex Bangura
PositionFull-back
NationalitySierra Leone
Age27
Date of birth13 Jul 1999
BirthplaceMokomre
Height183 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubMiddlesbrough
Full-back
13
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
553
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Middlesbrough.

Injury-affected season

Missed 21 of Middlesbrough's ~49 games this season through 21 injury absences (injury, injured, hamstring). He still appeared 13 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship13115536.77

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

A. Bangura is a 27-year-old full-back at Middlesbrough, rated 50.5 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bangura.

On the season, Bangura graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 1.465 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 27 Bangura is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bangura missed 21 games through injury (injury, injured, hamstring) out of roughly 49 this season. The 13 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
50.5
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
8.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.9%
Minutes
limited game time
1.47
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

1.47
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
3
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 50.5 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots3

Passing

Assists1
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success46.2%
Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles6
Interceptions3
Fouls committed3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.