Mauro Bandeira

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mauro Bandeira

| fullname = Mauro Gomes Bandeira

| birth_place = Loures, Portugal

| height = 1.78 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|18|df=y}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Tabor Sežana

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Barnet

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| youthclubs2 = Queens Park Rangers

| youthyears3 = 2018–2022

| youthclubs3 = Arsenal

| years1 = 2022–2024

| clubs1 = Arsenal

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2023–2024

| clubs2 = → Colchester United (loan)

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Tabor Sežana

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 1

| club-update = 15:00, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

}}

Mauro Gomes Bandeira (born 18 November 2003) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian club Tabor Sežana.

Club career

After playing in the Barnet and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) academies, Bandeira joined the Arsenal Academy from QPR in 2018.{{cite web |date=4 July 2022 |title=Arsenal teenager Bandeira signs first professional contract |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/arsenal-teenager-bandeira-signs-first-professional-contract-35388726 |access-date=18 July 2023 |website= |publisher=OneFootball}} 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.{{cite web |date=18 July 2023 |title=Mauro Bandeira: Arsenal midfielder joins Colchester United on season-long loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66236448 |access-date=18 July 2023 |website= |publisher=BBC Sport}} He also made the first-team match day squad for Arsenal, appearing as an unused substitute in the UEFA Europa League.{{cite web|title= Arsenal: quem é o jovem português que Arteta tem no banco em Alvalade?|url=https://tvi.iol.pt/noticias/amp/liga-europa/sporting/arsenal-quem-e-o-jovem-portugues-que-arteta-tem-no-banco-em-alvalade|date=9 March 2023|access-date=8 August 2023|website=tvi.iol.pt}}

In July 2023, Bandeira joined Colchester United on a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23663363.colchester-united-signed-arsenal-youngster-mauro-bandeira-loan/|website=Gazette-news.co.uk|access-date=18 July 2023|title= Colchester United have signed Arsenal youngster Mauro Bandeira on loan|date=18 July 2023}} He was named in the starting XI to make his senior debut on 5 August 2023 against Swindon Town in EFL League Two, however the match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.{{cite web |date=5 August 2023 |title=Colchester vs Swindon off because of waterlogged pitch |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66345829.amp |access-date=5 August 2023 |website= |publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23706421.colchester-united-named-young-team-swindon-town/|website=Colchester Gazette|access-date=7 August 2023|title=Colchester United named young team against Swindon Town

|date=7 August 2023|first=Jonathan|last=Waldron}} In January 2024, he was recalled from his loan spell by Arsenal after making 11 appearances in all competitions for Colchester.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24026176.arsenal-youngster-mauro-bandeira-colchester-loan-ended/|first=Jonathan|last=Waldron|title=Arsenal youngster Mauro Bandeira has Colchester loan ended|date=3 January 2024|access-date=11 February 2024|website=Colchester Gazette}}

Bandeira was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2023–24 season following the expiration of his contract after which he signed for Slovenian side NK Tabor Sežana.{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/22-players-depart-arsenal-end-contacts |title= 22 players to depart Arsenal at end of contacts |publisher=Arsenal FC |date=3 June 2024 |access-date=3 June 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24692934.former-colchester-united-loanee-mauro-bandeira-new-club/?callback=in&code=NTDINTHJNTUTZDE1YI0ZZTE3LTK4OWITMTU3MDJINGM4YZA3&state=74bea69524ee4487a71db2e062f5cc91|website=Gazette-news|accessdate=27 November 2024|title= Former Colchester United loanee Mauro Bandeira has new club|date=1 November 2024}}

International career

Born in Portugal to Angolan parents, Bandeira moved to England at a young age and holds dual Portuguese-British citizenship. He was called up to training camps for the Portugal U19s.{{cite web | last=Carvalho | first=Francisco Paulo | title=Quem é Mauro Bandeira, o jovem luso que apareceu no banco do Arsenal em Alvalade? :: zerozero.pt | website=zerozero.pt | date=2023-03-16 | url=https://www.zerozero.pt/noticias/quem-e-mauro-bandeira-o-jovem-luso-que-apareceu-no-banco-do-arsenal-em-alvalade-/454872 | language=pt | access-date=2024-03-31}}

Personal life

Bandeira is a martial arts enthusiast.{{cite web |date=16 March 2023 |title=Quem é Mauro Bandeira, O jovem Luso que apareceu no banco do Arsenal em Alvalade? |trans-title=Who is Mauro Bandeira, the young Portuguese who appeared on the Arsenal bench in Alvalade? |url=https://onefootball.com/id/berita/quem-e-mauro-bandeira-o-jovem-luso-que-apareceu-no-banco-do-arsenal-em-alvalade-36987207 |access-date=8 August 2023 |website= |publisher=OneFootball |language=pt}}

Career statistics

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{{updated|match played 14 October 2023{{Cite web |title=Mauro Bandeira |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=136051&season_id=155 |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm}}}}

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National cup !colspan=2\|League 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
Arsenal U21 \|2022–23 \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|3{{Efn\|Appearances in EFL Trophy\|name=EFLT}} \|0 \|3 \|0
Arsenal \|2022–23 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	0	0
Colchester United (loan) \|2023–24 \|League Two \|9	0	0	0	1	0	1{{Efn\|Appearances in EFL Trophy\|name=EFLT}}	0	11	0
colspan=3\|Career total !9\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|4\|\|0\|\|14\|\|0