Mustapha Bundu

Early career

As a native of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Bundu spent his youth football playing in the now defunct Craig Bellamy Academy, before obtaining a student visa to study at Hartpury College to further pursue his football career. He graduated from Hartpury College in 2016, scoring 18 goals in six outings in the English Schools' FA Cup.

Hereford

Whilst visiting a friend, he made a single appearance for Newquay on 23 August 2015, in a 2–2 draw against Ivybridge Town in the South West Peninsula League, netting two goals in less than 30 minutes as a substitute. Newquay manager Sash Wheatman acclaimed him as "the best player he's had the privilege of watching at this level of football", adding "it was like bringing on Ronaldo on or Gareth Bale – he was streets ahead". Bundu spent a season at newly-formed Midland League Premier Division club Hereford, winning three trophies and reaching the 2016 FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium, where he featured as a substitute. Work authorisation restrictions only allowed him to ply his trade at a club no higher than step five of the English non-league pyramid, the ninth tier overall in the English football league system, which forced him to leave Hereford as they had been promoted to step four (tier eight). He returned briefly to spectate one of their games, a 6–0 defeat of Bridgwater Town in the Southern League Division One South & West.

AGF

Bundu went on a trial with Danish Superliga club AGF in early August…

Bundu received his first international call-up for Sierra Leone in August 2018, being included in a 35-man provisional squad for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. However, he did not make the final 23-man squad. He made his debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier match against Liberia on 4 September 2019, which ended in a 3–1 defeat. He scored his first goal for his country on 13 November 2020, in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria.

Club

As of match played 9 August 2025

International

As of match played 20 March 2025

Sierra Leone score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bundu goal

Individual

Superliga Player of the Month: September 2019