John Kamara
John Bankolé Kamara (born 12 May 1988) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Egaleo as a midfielder.
![]() Kamara with Sierra Leone in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Bankolé Kamara | ||
Date of birth | 12 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Egaleo | ||
Number | 73 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Tadamon Sour | 20 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Apollon Smyrni | 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– | Egaleo | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Sierra Leone | 21 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 16 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 4 January 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
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]
International career
He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[11] He was a squad member at the 2021 AFCON.[12]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 13 November 2021[1]
Sierra Leone national team | ||
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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 |
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1. | 19 November 2014 | Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "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".
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has generic name (help) - John Kamara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Africa Cup of Nations 2021 squads" – via www.bbc.co.uk.