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Mustapha Bundu Shong Hames (born 28 February 1997) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Andorra, on loan from Belgian club Anderlecht. He also represents the Sierra Leonean national team.[1]

Mustapha Bundu

Personal information
Full name	Mustapha Bundu Shong Hames
Date of birth	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Andorra (on loan from Anderlecht)
Number	18
Youth career
	Craig Bellamy Academy
	Hartpury College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Newquay	1	(2)
2015–2016	Hereford	29	(26)
2016–2020	AGF	87	(15)
2020–	Anderlecht	10	(0)
2021	→ Copenhagen (loan)	14	(1)
2021–2022	→ AGF (loan)	22	(3)
2022–	→ Andorra (loan)	0	(0)
National team
2019–	Sierra Leone	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2022

Born in Freetown, Bundu started playing youth football for the Craig Bellamy Academy before moving to the United Kingdom to play for Hartpury College. He then went on to appear for lower league sides Newquay and Hereford. In 2016, Bundu signed for Danish Superliga club AGF after a successful trial. After growing out to become an important player for the first team, he transferred to Anderlecht in 2020.

After multiple call-ups for the Sierra Leone national team, Bundu made his international debut on 4 September 2019 in a game against Liberia.

Club career

Early career

The native of Freetown, Sierra Leone, spent his youth football playing in the Craig Bellamy Academy before obtaining a student visa to study at Hartpury College to further pursue his football career.[2]

He graduated from Hartpury College in 2016,[3] scoring 18 goals in six outings in the English Schools' FA Cup.[4]

Hereford

Whilst visiting a friend, he featured for Newquay once on 23 August 2015 in a 2–2 South West Peninsula League draw against Ivybridge Town,[5] netting two goals in less than thirty minutes as a substitute. Newquay manager Sash Wheatman acclaimed him as "the best player he's had the privilege of watching at this level of football", adding "it was like bringing on Ronaldo on or Gareth Bale – he was streets ahead".[4]

Bundu spent a season at Hereford, winning three trophies and reaching the FA Vase final in 2016. Work authorisation restrictions only allowed him to play his trade in a club no higher than step five of the English non-league pyramid, the ninth tier overall in the English football league system, which forced him to leave Hereford as they had been promoted to step four (tier eight). The goalscorer returned briefly to spectate one of their games, a 6–0 defeat of Bridgwater Town in the Southern Football League.[6]

AGF

Bundu went on a trial with Danish Superliga club AGF in early August 2016.[7] After a successful trial, he signed a contract with the club on 31 August 2016.[8]

In an away defeat to Brøndby IF, he made his Superliga debut as a substitute on 23 October 2016. He came on the pitch in the 78th minute, replacing Martin Spelmann.[9] In December 2016, Bundu extended his contract until 2021.[10]

Bundu had his breakout season in 2019–20, scoring eight goals in the first 20 league matches of the season,[1] and being named Superliga Player of the Month for September 2019.[11] He finished the season with 10 goals in 30 total appearances, as he helped AGF finish in third place in the Superliga-table; the club's first top-three finish in 23 years.[12] Bundu's season would, however, be hampered in the last month by contracting COVID-19 which kept him out for the last few games of the season.[13][14]

Anderlecht

On 7 August 2020, Bundu joined Belgian club Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee, believed to be between DKK 25–30 million – making him the most expensive sale in the history of AGF.[15] He signed a four-year contract with Anderlecht.[13]

Playing only nine games for Anderlecht, Bundu decided to go out on loan and returned to Denmark, signing a loan deal with Copenhagen for the rest of the season with an option to buy.[16] On 1 September 2021, Bundu returned to AGF on loan for the rest of the season.[17]

On 1 September 2022, Bundu joined FC Andorra of the Spanish Segunda División on a one-year loan deal.[18]

International career

Bundu received his first international call-up in August 2018, being a member of a preliminary squad.[19] However, he did not make the final 23-man squad.[20] He made his debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Liberia on 4 September 2019, which ended as their 3–1 defeat.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 August 2021

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AGF	2016–17	Danish Superliga	12	1	2	0	—		—		14	1
	2017–18		31	4	2	2	—		—		33	6
	2018–19		31	4	1	0	—		—		32	4
	2019–20		27	8	3	2	—		—		30	10
	Total		101	17	8	4	—		—		109	21
Anderlecht	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2021–22		1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	1	0	—		11	0
Copenhagen (loan)	2020–21	Danish Superliga	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Career total			125	9	8	4	1	0	0	0	134	22

Honours

Individual

• Superliga Player of the Month: September 2019[11]

References

На других языках

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[de] Mustapha Bundu

Mustapha Bundu (* 27. Februar 1997 in Freetown) ist ein sierra-leonischer Fußballspieler, der seit August 2020 beim RSC Anderlecht unter Vertrag steht und an den FC Andorra ausgeliehen ist. Der Flügelspieler ist seit September 2019 sierra-leonischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Mustapha Bundu

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[es] Mustapha Bundu

Mustapha Bundu Shong Hames (Freetown, 28 de febrero de 1997) es un futbolista sierraleonés que juega como delantero en el FC Andorra de la Segunda División de España cedido por el RSC Anderlecht.[1]

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[fr] Mustapha Bundu

Mustapha Bundu, né le 28 février 1997 à Freetown en Sierra Leone, est un footballeur international sierraléonais qui évolue actuellement au poste d'attaquant au FC Andorra, en prêt du RSC Anderlecht.

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[it] Mustapha Bundu

Mustapha Bundu (Freetown, 28 febbraio 1997) è un calciatore sierraleonese, attaccante dell'Aarhus in prestito dall'Anderlecht e della nazionale sierraleonese.

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[ru] Бунду, Мустафа

Мустафа Бунду Шонг Хамес (англ. Mustapha Bundu Shong Hames; 27 февраля 1997, Фритаун, Сьерра-Леоне) — сьерра-леонский футболист, нападающий клуба «Орхус» и сборной Сьерра-Леоне.

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