Abu Kamara (footballer, born 1997)

Abu Razard Kamara (born 1 April 1997) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City and the Liberia national team.

Abu Kamara
Personal information
Full name Abu Razard Kamara
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kuching City
Number 7
Youth career
Kesselley Boulevard FC
Georgia FC
IDESEA Champasak United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Ganta Black Stars
2015 Champasak United
2016 CSC Champa
2016–2017 VSV United
2017 Feronikeli 1 (0)
2017–2018 Dukagjini 1 (0)
2018–2019 Rudar Velenje 8 (0)
2020–2021 Dukagjini 4 (5)
2021–2022 Makedonija 12 (3)
2022– Kuching City 35 (21)
International career‡
2021– Liberia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:31, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

In March 2014, Kamara began his senior career with Liberian first division club Ganta Black Stars.

In 2016, he signed for the Lao Premier League team CSC Champa.[1][2]

In February 2022, Kamara joins Malaysian Premier League team Kuching City F.C. In May, he scored a hattrick for Kuching City F.C. on a goal-scoring spree as they trashed Selangor F.C. II 5-1 in their Premier League match at Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium.

At the end of the season, Abu-Kamara won the Malaysian Premier League top goal-scorer with 11 goals which left Faisal Halim and Zulhilmi de Paula way far behind.

International career

He made his debut for the Liberia national football team on 3 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Nigeria, a 0–2 away loss. He substituted Terrence Tisdell in the 57th minute.[3]

References
  1. "CSC Star Abu Kamara lead the Scorer list with 16 Goals". laoleague.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. "ABU KAMARA ອຳລາ CSC ຈຳປາ FC" (in Thai). laosportnews.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. "Nigeria v Liberia game report". FIFA. 3 September 2021.


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