Bradley Banda

Bradley Banda
Personal information
Full name Bradley James Banda
Date of birth (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Gibraltar
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 St Joseph's
Number 1
Youth career
Lions Gibraltar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Lions Gibraltar 8 (0)
2014–2015 Manchester 62 1 (0)
2015–2016 Lincoln Red Imps 0 (0)
2016–2018 Team Solent 45 (0)
2018–2019 Glacis United 0 (0)
2019–2021 Lynx 41 (0)
2021–2023 Europa 21 (0)
2023– St Joseph's 40 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Gibraltar U17 6 (0)
2015–2016 Gibraltar U19 6 (0)
2017–2020 Gibraltar U21 13 (0)
2021– Gibraltar 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Bradley James Banda (born 20 January 1998) is a Gibraltarian semi-professional association football player, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for St Joseph's and the Gibraltar national football team.[1][2]

International career

Banda earned his first senior call-up to the Gibraltar national football team in March 2018, while playing for Team Solent.[3] On 11 October 2021, he made his international debut in a 6–0 defeat against the Netherlands, saving a penalty from Memphis Depay.[4] He kept his first senior international clean sheet in his second game, a 0-0 draw against Grenada on 23 March 2022.[5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Gibraltar
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 0
2022 4 0
2024 8 0
Total 13 0

Honours

St Joseph's

Personal life

Outside of football, Banda works as a special needs teacher at St Martin's School in Gibraltar.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Gibraltar - B. Banda - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Bradley Banda Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ Team Solent goalkeeper Bradley Banda celebrates first senior international call-up Southern Daily Echo. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Netherlands-Gibraltar | European Qualifiers UEFA.com. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ Scoreless draw between Gibraltar and Grenada in first match this year Gibraltar Chronicle. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ Banda da sogno: fa l'insegnante, ha parato un rigore a Depay Goal Italia (Italian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.


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