Ismaël Bangoura

Ismaël Bangoura (born 2 January 1985 in Conakry ) is a Guinean football player and currently active as a striker in the French Ligue 1 for FC Nantes and in the Guinean national team. He belongs to the ethnic group of the Susu.

Club career

Bangoura played the last youth in Guinea at Athlético Etoile de Coléah. In 2003 he was discovered by the Corsican club Gazelec FCO Ajaccio and moved to France. After two seasons and 15 goals in 44 league operations, he moved to Ligue 1 club Le Mans UC. He debuted in the top French league on 5 November 2005 and is headed in the 3-0 win over Olympique Marseille's a hit on. After six hits in the first season at Le Mans he made in the second, together with the Brazilian Grafite torgefährliches a duo. He scored as his strike partner twelve gates, and was thus ranked 3rd in the scoresheet.

On 5 July 2007 Bangoura signed a five -year contract with the Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev. The transfer fee is said to have amounted to about five million euros. Bangoura was able to navigate at first. He was in the Ukrainian Premier League in his first season with 15 goals fifth- leading scorer, and also in the UEFA Champions League 2007 /08 he scored two of the four goals from Dynamo Kiev. In his second season in Kiev he scored was second top scorer with 13 league goals and had thus its share of winning the championship.

For the season 2009/10 he moved back to France. For a fee of about ten million euros to Stade Rennes secured the attacker, who signed a four -year contract.

In September 2010, he spent eight million euros for Al -Nasr Sports Club Dubai. In January 2012, he returned to France at that second division club FC Nantes. In the season 2012/13 he was on loan to Qatar for Umm Salal - SC, but returned to the rise of Nantes in Ligue 1 in the summer of 2013 back there.

National team career

Bangoura debuted in 2005 in the national team of Guinea. 2006, he reached with his country selection the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations. In 2008, he stood in the line-up of his country.

Achievements

• Ukrainian Champion: 2009
• Participation in Africa Championships: 2006 (3 inserts), 2008 (4 Inserts / 1 goal)

Others

His brother Ibrahima Bangoura is also football player and national team of Guinea.