around Europe like Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow and Club Brugge. Celtic On 30 August 2011, Bangura signed a four-year deal with Celtic for a fee of around £2.2million. He is the first Sierra Leonean to play for Celtic. He was recommended to Celtic by former striker and fan favourite Henrik Larsson. Bangura made his Celtic debut for Celtic on 10 September. Coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Anthony Stokes in a 4–0 victory against Motherwell at Celtic Park. Bangura then made his next appearance against Atlético Madrid in the Europa League group stage, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute. His first start for the club came on 29 September in a 1–1 draw with Italian side Udinese. He endured a nightmare start at Celtic after failing to hit a single first-team goal and falling out of favour as manager Neil Lennon preferred strikers Gary Hooper, Anthony Stokes and Georgios Samaras in the first team. It went from bad to worse for Bangura when he suffered a knee injury which kept him out for three months despite the fact he did not require surgery, manager Neil Lennon admitted that Bangura had not responded well to treatment and an operation may be required to cure the problem. After 3 months recuperating, Bangura was once again ruled out for 16 weeks and missed the remainder of the season. Manager Neil Lennon said of the injury: "He had a scan and it revealed he needed surgery. The surgery was a success and he is coming back up today. But he is going to be out for 12–16 weeks. It's unfortunate for him. It was possibly the reason why he hasn't recaptured his form. Maybe it was hampering him a bit." Bangura soon left Celtic and wouldn't be back until December 2012, returning to AIK in the meantime. Following the conclusion of his subsequent loan spell at Elfsborg, Lennon stated that his frustration and displeasure over Bangura's participation in competitive matches for Elfsborg against Celtic in Champions League qualifying was water under the bridge. His contract with Celtic was terminated by mutual consent on 31 January 2014. Loan to Swedish Clubs In late August 2012, he once again joined AIK, this time on loan until the end of 2012. After the move, Bangura said returning to the club could hopefully revive his deadly reputation and he believed going back to Sweden would be a