Gerrard Buabo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerrard Buabo

| image =

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| fullname = Gerrard Bantu Buabo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2005|5|24}}{{ENFA}}

| birth_place = Redbridge, England

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Ipswich Town

| clubnumber = 51

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Ipswich Town

| years1 = 2021–| clubs1 = Ipswich Town | caps1 = 1| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021 | clubs2 = → Bury Town (loan)| caps2 = 3| goals2 = 1

| club-update = 11:30, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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Gerrard Bantu Buabo (born 24 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|IpswichT}} club Ipswich Town.

Career

Buabo helped the youth-team at Ipswich Town to reach the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in the 2020–21 campaign.{{cite news |last1=Claydon |first1=Russell |title=Exclusive: Ipswich trio are set to boost Bury |url=https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/sport/exclusive-ipswich-trio-are-set-to-boost-bury-9215379/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=Suffolk News |date=10 September 2021 |language=en}} On 10 September 2021, he joined Bury Town on loan after Ben Chenery's side hit an injury crisis. He made his first-team debut at Ipswich Town on 20 September 2022, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Freddie Ladapo in a 2–0 win over Arsenal U21 in the EFL Trophy.{{cite news |last1=Hale |first1=Mikey |title=TOWN 2 ARSENAL U21 0 |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2022/september/ipswich-vs-arsenal-u21-match-report/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=www.itfc.co.uk |date=20 September 2022 |language=en-gb}} He turned professional with the club two months later.{{cite news |title=Buabo Signs First Pro Deal - Ipswich Town News |url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/43675/buabo-signs-first-pro-deal |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=TWTD.co.uk |date=2 November 2022 |language=en}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|EFL Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Ipswich Town \|2021–22{{Soccerbase season\|id=163832\|season=2021\|accessdate=1 July 2022}}	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022–23{{Soccerbase season\|id=163832\|season=2022\|accessdate=1 July 2022}}	EFL League One	0	0	1	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=EFT\|Includes appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}}	0	2	0
2023–24{{Soccerbase season\|id=163832\|season=2023\|accessdate=7 January 2024}}	Championship	1	0	2	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	3	0
colspan="2"\|Total !1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Bury Town (loan) \|2021–22{{cite web \|title=Bury Town {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Gerrard Buabo {{!}} 2021-2022 {{!}} Football Web Pages \|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bury-town/appearances/2021-2022/gerrard-buabo/931376 \|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk \|access-date=29 December 2022}}	Isthmian League North	3	1	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1{{efn\|name=FAT\|Includes appearance(s) in the FA Trophy}}	0	4	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !4	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	9	1

Honors

Ipswich Town

EFL Championship runner-up: 2023–24{{cite web | url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/04/ipswich-town-promoted-to-premier-league/ | title=We Are Premier League! | date=4 May 2024 }}

References

Category:2005 births

Category:Living people

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players

Category:Bury Town F.C. players

Category:Isthmian League players

Category:English Football League players

Category:Black British sportsmen

Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge

Category:21st-century English sportsmen