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Ismaël Bangoura
Personal information
Bangoura in 2012
Date of birth	(1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2000–2003	Athlético de Coléah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Gazélec Ajaccio	44	(15)
2005–2007	Le Mans	56	(18)
2007–2009	Dynamo Kyiv	46	(28)
2009–2010	Rennes	39	(8)
2010–2011	Al Nasr	18	(10)
2012–2015	Nantes	40	(4)
2012–2013	→ Umm Salal (loan)	6	(0)
2013–2014	Nantes B	12	(2)
2016–2019	Al-Raed	75	(37)
2019	→ Al-Batin (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2020	Mulhouse	9	(1)
2020–2021	Al-Taraji	22	(15)
International career
2006–2015	Guinea	52	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Ismaël Bangoura, born on January 2, 1985, is a former football player from Guinea. He mostly played as a forward, which means he was usually trying to score goals. Sometimes, he also played as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

Playing for Clubs
Playing for His Country
Personal Life
Career Statistics
- Club
- International
Trophies and Awards
See also

Playing for Clubs

Starting His Career

Ismaël Bangoura started playing football at a local club called Athlético Coléah in Guinea. French talent scouts noticed him and he joined a team called Gazélec Ajaccio in France. He scored 15 goals in 44 games for them.

In 2005, he moved to Le Mans, a team in France's top league, Ligue 1. He scored a goal in his very first game for Le Mans, helping his team win 3–0 against Marseille. In his first season, he scored six goals in 23 games. He was Le Mans' top scorer in the 2006–07 season, scoring 12 goals.

Time at Dynamo Kyiv

On July 5, 2007, Bangoura signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine. He quickly became a favorite among the fans because he was great at scoring goals. He was known for celebrating goals with his teammate, Pape Diakhaté, by doing an African dance.

Playing for Dynamo Kyiv gave Bangoura the chance to play in big European competitions. In the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, he scored three goals in three games. One of his goals was a fantastic shot from 25 yards against Manchester United. He also scored two goals against Shakhtar Donetsk in a 2–1 win.

Bangoura also scored in the UEFA Cup (now called the Europa League) against Paris Saint-Germain. This helped Dynamo Kyiv reach the semi-finals, where they were eventually knocked out by Shakhtar Donetsk.

Moving to Stade Rennais

On July 2, 2009, Bangoura returned to France and joined Rennes. He signed a four-year deal. In his first game for Rennes on August 8, 2009, he scored an amazing overhead kick in a 3–0 win against Boulogne.

Playing for Al Nasr SC

On September 2, 2010, Bangoura moved to Al Nasr SC in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He signed a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for Al Nasr on September 16, 2010, in a 3–1 win. During the 2010–11 season, he scored 10 goals in 17 league matches.

In 2012, Bangoura decided to leave the club temporarily to play in the African Nations Cup. Al Nasr understood his decision but decided to replace him with other players because he would be away for too long.

Joining FC Nantes

Bangoura joined FC Nantes in France's Ligue 2 on January 31, 2012. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract. Later, his previous club, Al Nasr SC, sued him for breaking his contract. FIFA, the world football body, ruled that Bangoura and Nantes had to pay €4.5 million in compensation. Bangoura was also banned from playing for four months, and Nantes was banned from signing new players for two transfer windows. Both sides appealed this decision.

Before the final decision, on September 10, 2012, Bangoura joined Umm Salal in Qatar on a temporary loan. He served his playing ban while with the Qatari club for about two months.

Ismaël Bangoura playing for the Guinea national team in 2006.

Time at Al-Raed

In January 2016, Ismaël Bangoura signed with Al-Raed, a club in the Saudi Professional League in Saudi Arabia. He played for them until July 2019.

Playing for His Country

Ismaël Bangoura was an important player for the Guinea national football team. He played in the 2006 African Nations Cup, where Guinea reached the quarter-finals. He also represented Guinea in the tournament in 2008 and 2012.

He decided not to join Guinea's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations so he could focus on his club career.

Personal Life

Ismaël Bangoura has both Guinean and French citizenship. In February 2020, he gave an interview to a Ukrainian football news agency, where he spoke positively about Ukrainian players and Dynamo Kyiv.

Career Statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gazélec Ajaccio	2003–04	Championnat National	9	2			—		—				9	2
	2004–05	Championnat National	35	13			—		—				35	13
	Total		44	15					0	0			44	15
Le Mans	2005–06	Ligue 1	23	6	0	0	2	0	—		0	0	25	6
	2006–07	Ligue 1	33	12	2	0	3	2	—		0	0	38	14
	Total		56	18	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	63	20
Dynamo Kyiv	2007–08	Ukrainian Premier League	20	15	1	0	—		7	4	0	0	28	19
	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	26	13	0	0	—		13	6	0	0	39	19
	Total		46	28	1	0	0	0	20	10	0	0	67	38
Rennes	2009–10	Ligue 1	35	6	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	37	6
	2010–11	Ligue 1	4	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	2
	Total		39	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	41	8
Al Nasr	2010–11	UAE Pro League	17	10			0	0	—		0	0	17	10
	2011–12	UAE Pro League	1	0			3	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		18	10	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	10
Nantes	2011–12	Ligue 2	9	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	2
	2012–13	Ligue 2	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	13	1	1	0	2	0	—		0	0	16	1
	2014–15	Ligue 1	15	1	2	0	3	2	—		0	0	20	3
	Total		40	4	3	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	48	6
Umm Salal (loan)	2012–13	Qatar Stars League	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Nantes B	2013–14	Championnat de France Amateur	8	1	—		—		—		0	0	8	1
	2014–15	Championnat de France Amateur	3	1	—		—		—		0	0	3	1
	2015–16	Championnat de France Amateur	1	0	—		—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total		12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
Al-Raed	2015–16	Saudi Professional League	13	7	2	0	0	0	—		2	2	17	9
	2016–17	Saudi Professional League	25	18	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	27	18
	2017–18	Saudi Professional League	25	10	0	0	1	0	—		2	1	28	11
	2018–19	Saudi Professional League	12	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	2
	Total		75	37	3	0	2	0	0	0	4	3	84	40
Al-Batin (loan)	2018–19	Saudi Professional League	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Mulhouse	2019–20	Championnat National 2	9	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	10	1
Al-Taraji	2020–21	Saudi Second Division	22	15	—		—		—		0	0	22	15
Career total			375	138	11	0	16	4	20	10	4	3	426	155

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea	2006	6	0
	2007	8	1
	2008	15	9
	2009	8	0
	2010	1	0
	2011	5	2
	2012	5	1
	2014	3	0
	2015	1	0
Total		52	13

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bangoura goal.

List of international goals scored by Ismaël Bangoura
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref.
1	9 September 2007	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Cape Verde	4–0	4–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	11 January 2008	Atalaya Park, Marbella, Spain	Sudan	6–0	6–0	Friendly
3	24 January 2008	Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Morocco	2–0	3–2	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
4	14 June 2008	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	1–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	22 June 2008	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Namibia	2–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6				3–0
7				4–0
8	20 August 2008	Stade des Bourgognes, Chantilly, France	Ivory Coast	1–1	1–2	Friendly
9	12 October 2008	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Kenya	1–0	3–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	18 November 2008	Stade Paul Cosyns, Compiègne, France	Gabon	3–3	3–3	Friendly
11	5 June 2011	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Madagascar	2–0	4–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12	8 October 2011	Abuja National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Nigeria	1–0	2–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13	15 August 2012	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Morocco	2–0	2–1	Friendly