Amrit_Bansal-McNulty
Amrit Bansal-McNulty
English footballer
Amrit Padraig Singh Bansal-McNulty (born 16 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amrit Padraig Singh Bansal-McNulty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Torquay United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Dartford (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Como (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 1 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:53, 25 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Bansal-McNulty joined Queens Park Rangers in August 2014.[3] On 29 November 2019, he joined National League side Torquay United on loan until January.[4] After returning to QPR, he went out on loan again in February, this time joining National League South side Dartford on a one-month deal.[5] The move was later extended for another two months.[6] The following season, he joined Serie C side Como on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 3 October 2020, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Como in 1–0 win over Pistoiese 1921.[8] In January 2021, he returned to Queens Park Rangers having made three appearances for the Italian side.[9]
On 31 August 2021, he joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on loan until 3 January 2022.[10] In November 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 6-1 win over Lancing in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup.[11] He returned to Queens Park Rangers at the end of his loan in January 2021, having made 7 appearances for Crawley.[12][13] On 31 January 2022, Bansal-McNulty rejoined Crawley Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[14] but did not play following his return to Crawley.[13]
On 5 October 2020, Bansal-McNulty received his first international call-up after being included in the Northern Ireland U21 squad for their European qualifiers.[15] The following week, he made his debut, starting in a 2–1 Euro qualifier win over Ukraine U21.[16]
- As of 12 January 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2019–20[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2019–20[19] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dartford (loan) | 2019–20[19] | National League South | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Como (loan) | 2020–21[19] | Serie C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2021–22[13] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- 2 appearances in EFL Trophy, 1 in Sussex Senior Cup
Born in England, Bansal-McNulty is of Irish and Indian descent.[20]
- "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). English Football League. p. 109. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "U23s in profile: Amrit Bansal-Mcnulty". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Player Profile: AmritBansal-McNulty". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "SIGNING Amrit Bansal-McNulty Joins On Loan". Torquay United F.C. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Bansal-McNulty makes Dartford loan move". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Amrit Bansal-McNulty loan extended at Dartford". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "QPR youngster joins Italian club on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "COMO VS. PISTOIESE 1 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Il Como cerca Peli L'esterno può tornare". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "Amrit Bansal-McNulty: Crawley Town sign QPR midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Report: Lancing 1–6 Crawley Town". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "Loan update". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "Amrit Bansal–McNulty returns on loan from QPR". Crawley Town FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Andy Crosby introduces three new faces to U21 panel for Euro qualifiers in Ballymena". irishfa.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Northern Ireland U21s defeat Ukraine at Showgrounds in Euro qualifier". irishfa.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- Amrit Bansal-McNulty at Soccerway
- "QPR trailblazer Manisha Tailor MBE says British South Asian voices in football need to be amplified". Sky Sports. 11 February 2022.