| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Gomes Bandeira | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Loures, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barnet | |||
| –2018 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2018–2022 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Colchester United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Mauro Gomes Bandeira (born 19 April 2004) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Colchester United on loan from Arsenal.[1]
Career
After playing in the Barnet and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) academies,[2] Bandeira joined the Arsenal Academy from QPR in 2018.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2022. During the 2022-23 season he played for Arsenal in the EFL Trophy.[4] He also made the first-team match day squad for Arsenal, appearing as an unused substitute in the UEFA Europa League.[5]
In July 2023, he joined Colchester United on a season-long loan.[6] He made named in the starting XI to make his senior debut on 5 August 2023 against Swindon Town F.C. in EFL League Two, however the match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.[7][8]
Personal life
Bandeira is a martial arts enthusiast.[2]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 August 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Mauro Bandeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Quem é Mauro Bandeira, O jovem Luso que apareceu no banco do Arsenal em Alvalade?" [Who is Mauro Bandeira, the young Portuguese who appeared on the Arsenal bench in Alvalade?] (in Portuguese). OneFootball. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Arsenal teenager Bandeira signs first professional contract". OneFootball. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Mauro Bandeira: Arsenal midfielder joins Colchester United on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Arsenal: quem é o jovem português que Arteta tem no banco em Alvalade?". tvi.iol.pt. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Colchester United have signed Arsenal youngster Mauro Bandeira on loan". Gazette-news.co.uk. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Colchester vs Swindon off because of waterlogged pitch". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "Colchester United named young team against Swindon Town". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mauro Bandeira". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.