Giosue Bellagambi
Personal information
Full name Giosue Ebong Bellagambi
Date of birth (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 41
Youth career
2011–2016 Lambeth Tigers FC
2016–2018 Whyteleafe
2018–2020 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2020 → Ramsbottom United (loan) 4 (0)
2021 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Brighouse Town (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Hyde United (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Spennymoor Town (loan) 14 (0)
2023 → Salford City (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Uganda 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Giosue Ebong Bellagambi (born 8 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. Born in England, he plays for the Uganda national team.

Club career

Bellagambi is a youth product of Lambeth Tigers FC and Whyteleafe, and moved to Huddersfield Town's youth academy in 2018. On 6 August 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Huddersfield Town.[1] He began his senior career on loan with Ramsbottom United in November 2020, where he made 4 appearances.[2] His second loan was with Ebbsfleet United, which ended in March 2021.[3] He had a month-long loan with Stalybridge Celtic in August 2021 after recovering from a fractured finger.[4] On 27 December 2021, he joined Brighouse Town on a 28-day loan.[5] His sister is also Viola Bellaganbi and his sisters friend is Maya

On 26 January 2022, he extended his Huddersfield Town contract until 2024.[6] On 8 August 2022, he moved to Hyde United on a three-month loan.[7] On 6 October 2022, his loan was cut short by Huddersfield.[8] The following day, he signed on loan at National League North side Spennymoor Town on a loan until 2 January 2023.[9]

SIBLINGS Giosue Bellagambi also has a sister called Viola bellagambi she is also in training to be a footballer just like her brother she sutton united since 2017 and still does

Salford City loan

On 31 January 2023, Bellagambi joined EFL League Two side Salford City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[10]

International career

Bellagambi attended youth training camps for England and Italy.[11] He was first called up to the senior Uganda national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in May 2022.[12] He made his debut with Uganda in a 0–0 friendly tie with Libya on 21 September 2022.[13]

Personal life

Bellagambi was born in England to an Italian father and Ugandan mother. His parents met while his father was travelling from Italy to watch Fiorentina vs Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League in October 1999.[14] He attended Bishop Thomas Grant School in his secondary education where he further joined Arsenal on a scholarship.

References

  1. ↑ "Giosue Bellagambi signs professional contract at Huddersfield Town". Kawowo Sports. 6 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "RICHARD'S RAMMY STATS". www.ramsbottomutd.com.
  3. ↑ "LOAN: GIOSUE BELLAGAMBI JOINS EBBSFLEET UNITED". www.htafc.com.
  4. ↑ "LOAN: ACADEMY'S BELLAGAMBI JOINS STALYBRIDGE". www.htafc.com.
  5. ↑ Grayson, James (17 December 2021). "Ossett and Brighouse secure loan signings". Non League Yorkshire.
  6. ↑ "GIO BELLAGAMBI SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION UNTIL 2024!". www.htafc.com.
  7. ↑ "Hyde United bring in goalkeeper on loan - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "LOGIO DEPARTS THE TIGERS". Hyde United FC. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Giosue Bellagambi Joins Spennymoor Town". Huddersfield Town AFC. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Giosue Bellagambi signs on loan from Huddersfield Town". Salford City FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Giosue Bellagambi - Goalkeeper - Huddersfield Town B Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com.
  12. ↑ "AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Micho names Preliminary Squad of 33 players". 22 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Muyita, Joel (21 September 2022). "Resilient Uganda Cranes hold Libya in friendly game". Kawowo Sports.
  14. ↑ "Giosuè Bellagambi, un tifoso viola portiere dell'Uganda: la storia". Viola News.
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