David Banda
David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie is well known American celebrity child, Football player, media personality and entrepreneur from Mchinji, Malawi. David Banda is an adopted son of famous American singer Madonna. He was adopted from a nursing home in Malawi. However, the process of adoption was not easy for Madonna. David’s biological father created some issues, which made the legal procedure difficult. Due to Madonna’s divorce, controversial lifestyle and son’s custody, his biological father denied to give his son for adoption. Nevertheless, the matter is sort out now and David is living a good and peaceful life with all comforts and luxuries. David is working hard to make his career in football.
Family background
David was born on 24 September 2005 in Southeastern African country, Malawi. After his mother died, his biological father abandoned the newborn baby in the nursing home. Later, the baby was handed over to the “Home of Hope” orphanage located in the district of Mchinji.
A month later, Madonna, the famous celebrity singer visited the orphanage while touring for one of her charity program, she saw David for the first time. David was suffering from pneumonia.
He was not well and sufferring from pneumonia. He was at the verge of death. Madonna immediately filled thr adoption form and wanted the baby as soon as possible. According to reports, his biological parent’s names are Yohane Banda(father) and Marita Banda (mother). Madonna was still married with guy Ritchie when she was going to adopt David. As a result, Guy Ritchie was his legal father. After completing all the legal formalities, David was handed over to Madonna. She named the baby David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie which includes the name of Madonna’s then husband, Guy Ritchie and his birthplace.
At the time of adoption of David, Madonna also filled the form of divorce. She was battling for the custody of her biological son with the Guy Ritchie. Then Yohane came into the picture and said that David future will be affected due to controversial lifestyle of Madonna. He wanted the celebrity singer to resolve her other legal issues. Madonna again had to go through all the legal procedures for adoption. Finally after a long run, she adopted David and visited Malawi for the first time at his birthplace.
According to the report, David has four sisters Lourdes Leon, Madonna’s first biological child, Mercy James, an adoptive sisters and twins Esther and Stella Mwale. David is also the brother of actors Rocco John Ritchie and Rafael Ritchie.

Full Name | David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie | ||
Famous name | David Banda | ||
Date Of birth | 24 September 2005, Saturday | ||
Age | 17 years (as of 2022) | ||
Birthplace | Mchinji Malawi | ||
Current Residance | The Untied States of America | ||
Profession | Celebrity kid, Football player and Entrepreneur. | ||
Net Worth | USD 500k-700k (Approx) | ||
Religion | Religion Christian | ||
Ethnicity | Mixed | ||
Zodiac sign | Libra | ||
Education | High school , Graduation | ||
School/College Local school, | Benfica Academy | ||
Date of Adoption | 2006 | ||
Biological Parents | Yohane Banda,Marita Band | ||
Adoptive Parents | Madonna,Guy Ritchie | ||
Nationality | American | ||
Grand parents | Silvio Ciccone,John Vivian | ||
Education and Career
If we talk about the David’s educational background, there are no details. He passed high school from a local school and then he went to an university and graduated from there.
He has interest in football and want to be a football player. So he enrolled in the Benfica Academy for professional football training. He has participated in number of football matches for his college team. During the match, his mother shared his photos and videos. David was also under the list of best 12 player in the Portuguese Club Benfica in 2018.
David’s appearance
Hair Colour | Black |
Eye Colour Black | Black |
Media Presence
Madonna and David both made a couple of public appearances together. The mother-son duo attended the “Rebel Heart Tour” in 2015 where they were seen singing ‘Like a Prayer’. They also walked on red carpet of the ‘2014 Grammy’s Award’ while donning matching black business suit. Madonna who is highly active on social media keep posting photos and videos. Once she posted a video footage of singing and dancing of David.
David’s Girlfriend and social media profile
There is no information related to his love life. We don’t know about this even we don’t have any idea if he was dating or not.
He is currently single and concentrate at his football career. He also enjoys the company of his mother and siblings.
He is very less active on social media too. There is no much more information about his social media profile.
Is David Banda a Gay?
David Banda is not a gay man. He has never spoken about his s**uality in public.
