Kamil Conteh

Kamil Amadu Conteh (born 26 December 2002) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national team.

Kamil Conteh
Personal information
Full name Kamil Amadu Conteh[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Number 42
Youth career
2014–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2018 Lambeth Tigers
2018–2021 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Watford 0 (0)
2022 → Braintree Town (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Gateshead (loan) 33 (2)
2023– Grimsby Town 7 (0)
International career‡
2022– Sierra Leone 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:55, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:37, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Watford

Conteh joined Watford in 2018,[4] signing his first professional deal in July 2021.[5] He went onto make his first-team debut in January 2022, featuring for 16 minutes during a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup.[6]

On 5 February 2022, Conteh joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan from Watford for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7] On that same day, he made his debut during a 0–0 draw with Eastbourne Borough, featuring for 87 minutes before being replaced by Michael Dome-Benwin.[8] Just two weeks later, Conteh scored his first goal for the club, giving the Essex-based side a 1–0 home victory over Hungerford Town in the 61st minute.[9]

Middlesbrough

In April 2022, with his contract coming to a close at Watford, Conteh spent time on trial with Championship side, Middlesbrough. Subsequently signing a contract with them in May 2022.[10]

On 1 October 2022, Conteh signed for National League club Gateshead on loan until 2 January 2023.[11] This loan was later extended until the end of the season having featured fifteen times, scoring twice.[12] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Conteh was voted as the Gateshead Supporters' Player of the Year.[13]

Grimsby Town

On 3 July 2023, Conteh signed for Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee.[14]

International career

On 17 March 2022, Conteh received a maiden call-up to the Sierra Leone squad for their friendlies against Togo, Liberia and Congo.[15] A week later, Conteh received his first cap during their 3–0 defeat to Togo, playing the full 90 minutes.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 September 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2021–22[18] Premier League 001000—10
Braintree Town (loan) 2021–22[17] National League South 101———101
Middlesbrough 2022–23[19] Championship 000000—00
Gateshead (loan) 2022–23[17] National League 33231—6[lower-alpha 1]1424
Grimsby Town 2023–24[20] League Two 7000000070
Career total 503410061605
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International
As of match played 26 March 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sierra Leone 202270
202310
Total80

Honours

Gateshead

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). EFL. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. "Watford FC Young Star Pledges Allegiance to Sierra Leone". Gleaner. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. Kamil Conteh at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Kamil Conteh - Watford FC". Watford F.C. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. "Official: Six Professional Deals In Academy". Watford F.C. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. "Leicester City vs. Watford". Soccerway. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. "Official: Conteh makes loan switch". Watford FC. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. "Braintree Town vs. Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. "Braintree Town vs. Hungerford Town". Soccerway. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  10. Leventhel, Adam (21 April 2022). "How Watford are trying to revamp acacdemy to bring through more of their own talented youngsters". The Athletic. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. "Kamil Conteh signs". gateshead-fc.com. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. "Kamil Conteh's Gateshead Loan Extended". www.mfc.co.uk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  13. Jack McGraghan (2 May 2023). "Seven recognised at end of season awards". Gateshead FC. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. "Mariners sign Conteh on three-year deal". Grimsby Town. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  15. Reeves, Michael (17 March 2022). "Braintree Town duo Dejon Noel-Williams and Kamil Conteh called up for Grenada and Sierre Leone". Essex Live. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  16. "Togo vs Sierra Leone (3-0) Mar 24, 2022 Lineups and Squads". Football Critic. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  17. Kamil Conteh at Soccerway
  18. "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  19. "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  20. "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  21. "Kamil Conteh Stats, Info and Next Game". Football Critic. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  22. "Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory". The FA. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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