Luzayadio Bangu

Luzayadio Andy Bangu (born 10 October 1997) is a DR-Congolese football player. He plays in Italy for Gubbio.

Luzayadio Bangu
Personal information
Full name Luzayadio Andy Bangu
Date of birth (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gubbio
Youth career
Costa Masnaga
0000–2011 Atalanta
2011–2016 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Reggina (loan) 33 (5)
2017–2018 → Vicenza (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2019 → Matera (loan) 16 (0)
2019 → Bisceglie (loan) 14 (0)
2019– Gubbio 4 (0)
National team‡
2015 DR Congo U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2018

Club career

2016–17 season: Loan to Reggina

On 19 August, Bangu was signed by Serie C side Reggina on a season-long loan deal. On 26 August, Bangu made his Serie C debut for Reggina as a starter in a 3–1 away defeat against Fondi, he was replaced by Andrea Bianchimano in the 86th minute.[1] On 14 September, Bangu scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 78th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Catania.[2] On 18 September he played his first entire match for Reggina, a 1–1 away draw against Monopoli.[3] On 9 October he scored his second goal and the winning goal of the match in the 59th minute of a 1–0 home win over Juve Stabia.[4] On 29 December he was send off with a red card in the 84th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against Messina.[5] On 25 February, Bangu scored his third goal in the 41st minute of a 3–3 away draw against Juve Stabia.[6] On 5 March he scored his fourth goal 20th minute of a 3-0 home win over Casertana.[7] On 23 April he scored his fifth goal, as a substitute, in the 82nd minute of a 3–2 home win over Virtus Francavilla.[8] Bangu ended his season-long loan to Reggiana with 33 apparences, 5 goals and 1 assist.

2017–18 season: Loan to Vicenza

On 22 July, Bangu was loaned to Serie C side Vicenza on a season-long loan deal. On 30 July, Bangu made his debut for Vicenza as a starter in a 4–1 home win over Pro Piacenza in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Federico Giraudo in the 72nd minute.[9] On 6 August he played in the second round in a 3–1 home defeat against Foggia, he was replaced by Marco Romizi in the 77th minute.[10] On 27 August, Bangu made his Serie C debut for Vicenza in a 3–0 home win over Gubbio, he was replaced by Eric Lanini in the 81st minute.[11]

2018–19 season: Loans to Matera and Bisceglie

On 31 January 2019, he joined Serie C club Bisceglie on loan until the end of the season.[12]

Gubbio

On 20 August 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Serie C club Gubbio.[13]

International career

Bangu debuted for the DR Congo U20 in an 8-0 friendly loss to the England U17s on 7 October 2015.[14]

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 August 2016.
  2. "Reggina vs. Catania - 14 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  3. "Monopoli vs. Reggina - 18 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  4. "Reggina vs. Juve Stabia - 9 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  5. "Messina vs. Reggina - 29 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  6. "Juve Stabia vs. Reggina - 25 February 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  7. "Reggina vs. Casertana - 5 March 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  8. "Reggina vs. Virtus Francavilla - 23 April 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  9. "Vicenza vs. Pro Piacenza - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  10. "Vicenza vs. Foggia - 6 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  11. "Vicenza vs. Gubbio - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  12. "Calciomercato: Ufficializzato LUZAYADIO "ANDY" BANGU" (in Italian). Bisceglie. 31 January 2019.
  13. "BANGU NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL GUBBIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Gubbio. 20 August 2019.
  14. Association, The Football. "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". www.thefa.com.
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