Sallieu Bundu
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sallieu Bundu | ||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bo, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carolina RailHawks | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Cleveland City Stars | 19 | (8) |
| 2009– | Carolina RailHawks | 30 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Charlotte Eagles (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Sierra Leone | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 16, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sallieu Bundu (born January 1, 1984 in Bo) nicknamed Teacher, is a Sierra Leonean footballer who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.
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[edit] Early life
Bundu, who is commonly known by his nickname Teacher, grew up in his hometown of Bo, the second largest city in Sierra Leone. He attended the Bo School, one of the best secondary schools in Sierra Leone. At the age of 15, Bundu fled on foot with his mother and siblings to Guinea to escape the civil war in his home country; his father was murdered by rebels. After five years of living in Guinea, Bundu's brother won a US immigrant visa in the Green Card Lottery, allowing the family to settle in the United States.[1]
[edit] Career
[edit] Professional
Bundu settled in Twinsburg, Ohio, and on April 10, 2008, signed with the Cleveland City Stars after impressing head coach Martin Rennie in a trial.[2] He was a revelation in his first season with the team, netting 8 goals in 19 appearances, and on August 23, 2008 scored the winning goal for Cleveland in the USL Second Division championship game. Sallieu Bundu has walked on the way to sign a contract with Carolina RailHawks FC.[3]
Carolina loaned Bundu to Charlotte Eagles of the USL Pro league for the 2011 season.[4]
[edit] International
Bundu has recently been called up to the Sierra Leone national team.
[edit] References
- ^ Dan Coughlin: City Stars’ Sallieu Bundu has walked the walk … and survived
- ^ City Stars add surprise trialist
- ^ RailHawks Sign USL-2 Champion and Sierra Leone International Sallieu Bundu
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2.65952:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+Player/+22311+32669299+9772736
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- USL First Division players
- USL Second Division players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
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