Sallieu Bundu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sallieu Bundu | ||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Cleveland City Stars | 19 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Carolina RailHawks | 30 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Charlotte Eagles (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2012 | Charleston Battery | 16 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Ravan Baku (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | VSI Tampa Bay FC | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Sierra Leone | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 6, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 28, 2011 | |||
Sallieu Bundu (born January 1, 1984 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) nicknamed Teacher, is a Sierra Leonean footballer.
Early life
Bundu, who is commonly known by his nickname Teacher, grew up in his hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone, the second largest city in Sierra Leone. He attended the Independence Memorial High School. 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]
Career
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]
Bundu went on loan to Ravan Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League at the start of the 2012-2013 season.[5] Bundu made three appearances for Ravan, scoring once.[6]
Bundu signed with USL Pro club Charleston Battery on March 20, 2012.[7]
International
Bundu has recently been called up to the Sierra Leone national team.
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
- ^ "VSI Tampa Bay FC Welcomes Sallieu Bundu". http://www.vsi-fc.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2012&id=692&page=1
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sierra Leonean footballers
- Cleveland City Stars players
- Carolina RailHawks players
- Charlotte Eagles players
- Charleston Battery players
- VSI Tampa Bay FC players
- Sportspeople from Freetown
- USL First Division players
- USL Second Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- United Soccer League players
- Sierra Leonean expatriates in the United States
- Temne people
- Sierra Leonean emigrants to the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Ravan Baku FC players