Amrit Bansal-McNulty

Amrit Bansal-McNulty
Personal information
Full name	Amrit Padraig Singh Bansal-McNulty
Date of birth	16 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2014–2019	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2022	Queens Park Rangers
2019	→ Torquay United (loan)
2020	→ Dartford (loan)
2020	→ Como (loan)
2021–2022	→ Crawley Town (loan)
2022	→ Crawley Town (loan)
International career‡
2020–	Northern Ireland U21
	*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)

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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of 12 January 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[a]	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^[b]	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

Personal life

Born in England, Bansal-McNulty is of Irish and Indian descent.^[20]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

[20] Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

[21] 2 appearances in EFL Trophy, 1 in Sussex Senior Cup

[1] "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). English Football League. p. 109. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[2] "U23s in profile: Amrit Bansal-Mcnulty". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[QPR_profile-3] "Player Profile: AmritBansal-McNulty". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[4] "SIGNING Amrit Bansal-McNulty Joins On Loan". Torquay United F.C. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[5] "Bansal-McNulty makes Dartford loan move". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[6] "Amrit Bansal-McNulty loan extended at Dartford". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[7] "QPR youngster joins Italian club on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[8] "COMO VS. PISTOIESE 1 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[9] "Il Como cerca Peli L'esterno può tornare". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[10] "Amrit Bansal-McNulty: Crawley Town sign QPR midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[11] "Report: Lancing 1–6 Crawley Town". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[12] "Loan update". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[sb2122-13] "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[14] "Amrit Bansal–McNulty returns on loan from QPR". Crawley Town FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[15] "Andy Crosby introduces three new faces to U21 panel for Euro qualifiers in Ballymena". irishfa.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[16] "Northern Ireland U21s defeat Ukraine at Showgrounds in Euro qualifier". irishfa.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[sb1920-17] "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[sb2021-18] "Games played by Amrit Bansal-McNulty in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[sw-19] Amrit Bansal-McNulty at Soccerway

[22] "QPR trailblazer Manisha Tailor MBE says British South Asian voices in football need to be amplified". Sky Sports. 11 February 2022.

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