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John Kamara
Sierra Leonean footballer
John Bankolé Kamara (born 12 May 1988) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club United City.
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Kamara with Sierra Leone in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bankolé Kamara | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Tadamon Sour | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Apollon Smyrnis | 47 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Lamia | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Aris Thessaloniki | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Riga | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kaisar | 53 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Keşla | 53 | (1) |
| 2022 | Politehnica Iași | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Egaleo | 22 | (1) |
| 2024– | United City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Sierra Leone | 21 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 4 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Freetown, Kamara has played in Lebanon and Greece for Tadamon Sour, Apollon Smyrni and Lamia.[1][2] In October 2014 he was told not to train with Lamia, on advice from the Greek health ministry, following fears over the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic.[3] He wore off a T-shirt saying "we are west Africans not a virus", and as a result faced sanctions.[4]
In August 2015 he signed a two-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki.[5] He signed for Latvian club Riga for the 2016 season.[1][2]
Kamara joined Kazakh club Kaisar on 1 January 2017.[6]
On 8 January 2019, Kamara joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Keşla FK.[7] On 25 June 2020, Kamara signed a new contract with Keşla for the 2020–21 season.[8]
On 27 December 2021, Kamara left Keşla by mutual consent.[9]
In January 2023, he signed for Greek team Egaleo.[10]
In March 2024, Kamara joined Philippines Football League club United City.[11]
He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[12] He was a squad member at the 2021 AFCON.[13]
International
- As of match played 13 November 2021[1]
| Sierra Leone national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 1 |
International goals
- As of 9 November 2016[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2014 | Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo |  DR Congo | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
- "John Kamara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- John Kamara at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- Nick Cavell (17 October 2014). "Sierra Leone's John Kamara banished by Greek club over Ebola". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- Maeve Shearlaw (7 November 2014). "Ebola for beginners: Twitter map outlines some elementary geography". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- "Kamara seals Aris deal". Concord Times. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ФК «Кайсар» подписал ряд игроков‚ fckaysar.kz, 31 January 2016
- "Keşlə FK-da yeni futbolçular". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Con Kamara ilə müqavilə yeniləndi". keshlafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Keşlə FK-nın məlumatı". keshlafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- News, F. S. L. (31 January 2023). "John Kamara signs for Greek League 2 side Egaleo".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "UNITED CITY FC SECURES KEY MIDFIELD ADDITION: WELCOMING JOHN BANKOLÉ KAMARA". www.unitedcityfootballclub.com. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- John Kamara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Africa Cup of Nations 2021 squads" – via www.bbc.co.uk.