Middlesbrough

Alex Bangura

Bangura is comfortable enough on the ball to play either left back or a wide attacking role, giving Middlesbrough a genuine option to change shape without a substitution. He has captained sides before, and that shows in how calmly he handles both jobs.
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League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

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BUR
BUR
20:00
Wed 2 Sep
MID
MID
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QPR
QPR
14:00
Sat 5 Sep
MID
MID
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MID
MID
14:00
Sat 12 Sep
NOR
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MID
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18:45
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MIL
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14:00
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Alex Bangura, The Full Back Who Plays Wide

A versatile Sierra Leone international comfortable at left back or further forward, giving his manager a way to change shape.

Bangura defends the width of the pitch when asked to play full back, then switches into a more advanced role further up the same flank without looking like a different player entirely. That versatility means Middlesbrough can adjust their approach during a match. He gets pushed higher when they need an extra attacking body, or dropped back when the game demands more defensive solidity.

The tension with a genuinely versatile player is that a team can end up unsure of his best position, using him to solve problems in multiple areas without ever settling him into one role long enough to master it completely. Bangura has captained teams before, which suggests a player comfortable with responsibility wherever he ends up. Watch which role he is actually given for the majority of his minutes.

The Rest Of The Squad

30 players

Goalkeepers

1
Radek Vítek
Bristol City · Age 22
3 apps
33
Jon McLaughlin
Age 38
0 apps
31
Sol Brynn
Age 25
0 apps

Defenders

29
Adilson Malanda
Age 24
3 apps
2
Callum Brittain
Age 28
3 apps
12
Luke Ayling
Age 35
3 apps 1a
30
Neto Borges
Bristol City · Age 29
3 apps
5
Alfie Jones
Canada · Age 28
2 apps 1g
4
Ashley Phillips
Stoke City · Age 21
0 apps
25
George Edmundson
Age 29
0 apps
50
Jack Daley
Age 19
0 apps
—
Sam Byram
Leeds United · Age 32
0 apps

Midfielders

17
Max Arfsten
USA · Age 25
3 apps
14
Myles Peart-Harris
Oxford United · Age 23
3 apps
8
Riley McGree
Age 27
3 apps 1a
6
Sebastian Berhalter
USA · Age 25
3 apps
10
Aidan Morris
Age 24
2 apps
19
Leo Castledine
Age 21
2 apps
42
Abdoulaye Kanté
Age 21
1 app
44
Cruz Ibeh
Age 17
0 apps
46
Finlay Cartwright
Age 19
0 apps
28
Law McCabe
Age 20
0 apps

Forwards

16
Jeremy Sarmiento
Brighton and Hove Albion · Age 24
3 apps 1g
22
Kyle Joseph
Hull City · Age 24
3 apps
11
Morgan Whittaker
Age 25
3 apps 1a
7
Will Lankshear
Oxford United · Age 21
3 apps 4g
9
Tommy Conway
Age 24
1 app
13
David Strelec
Age 25
0 apps
49
Josh Dede
Age 20
0 apps
—
Micah Hamilton
Age 22
0 apps

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