Kashif Bangnagande

Kashif Bangnagande (バングーナガンデ 佳史扶) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club FC Tokyo.

Club career
In 2018, Bangnagande began his professional career with J3 League club FC Tokyo U-23, a today extinct under-23 team of FC Tokyo that had operated until 2019.

In 2020, Bangnagande was promoted to FC Tokyo's first team. On 27 September, he debuted in the J1 League against Sagan Tosu. He started to win regular playing time with FC Tokyo from the 2022 season, starting as a left-back for many matches throughout the season, and simultaneously pushing veteran teammate Yuto Nagatomo to the right-back role.

In January 2024, he renewed his contract with FC Tokyo for the 2024 season.

International career
Bangnagande has represented Japan at youth level since 2018, having played up to the Japan U20s.

In March 2023, he was called up to the Japan national team for the first time by manager Hajime Moriyasu to play in the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup. He debuted on 28 March 2023 against Colombia in a match that ended with a 2–1 loss for Japan.

Personal life
Bangnagande was born in Adachi, Tokyo to a Ghanaian Gonja father and a Japanese mother.

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