John Kamara

John Bankolé Kamara (born 12 May 1988) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Egaleo as a midfielder.

John Kamara
Kamara with Sierra Leone in 2022
Personal information
Full name John Bankolé Kamara
Date of birth (1988-05-12) 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]

In January 2023, he signed for Greek team Egaleo.[10]

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
YearAppsGoals
201320
201441
201520
201610
201710
201810
201940
202020
202140
Total211

International goals
As of 9 November 2016[1]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.19 November 2014Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo DR Congo
1–0
1–3
2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "John Kamara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. John Kamara at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. Nick Cavell (17 October 2014). "Sierra Leone's John Kamara banished by Greek club over Ebola". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. Maeve Shearlaw (7 November 2014). "Ebola for beginners: Twitter map outlines some elementary geography". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. "Kamara seals Aris deal". Concord Times. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ФК «Кайсар» подписал ряд игроков‚ fckaysar.kz, 31 January 2016
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. News, F. S. L. (31 January 2023). "John Kamara signs for Greek League 2 side Egaleo". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. John Kamara – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. "Africa Cup of Nations 2021 squads" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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