Teeboy Kamara

Teeboy Kamara (born 18 May 1996) is a soccer player who plays as a forward for Bayswater City in the NPL WA. Born in Liberia, he has represented Australia at youth level.

Teeboy Kamara
Personal information
Full name Teeboy Kamara
Date of birth (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996
Place of birth Liberia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayswater City
Youth career
Croydon Kings
Salisbury United
S.A.S.I.
2011 A.I.S.
2011–2014 Adelaide United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Adelaide United 1 (0)
2014 Inglewood United 15 (6)
2015–2016 Stirling Lions 41 (15)
2018 Nunawading City 0 (0)
2018 Melbourne Knights 12 (2)
2019–2021 Green Gully 40 (6)
2022 Preston Lions 0 (0)
2022– Bayswater City 7 (0)
International career‡
2012 Australia U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2011

Early life

Kamara was born in 1996 in Liberia. He left with his family, arriving in Australia as a refugee in the early 2000s.[1]

Club career

Adelaide United

In 2011, Kamara signed with A-League club Adelaide United. He made his professional debut in the 2011-12 A-League season on 16 December 2011, in a round 11 clash against Gold Coast United making him the youngest player to make a senior appearance in the competition at 15 years and 212 days old.[1][2] He also made an additional 2 appearances in the Asian Champions League for Adelaide.

On 21 December 2011 it was announced he had signed a three-year senior contract with Adelaide United with the contract beginning on his 16th birthday.[3]

However, in spite of a promising start to his career, Kamara was sidelined with what was later revealed to be hepatitis A over a two-year period. Having contracted the illness on a youth tour of China to play in the Weifang Cup, his illness became so severe that a liver transplant was considered by his physicians.[4] He was eventually released from his contract by the club.[5]

State League Career

He was subsequently signed by Inglewood United to play in the NPL WA.[6] He has continued to feature for various clubs in the National Premier Leagues in both Victoria and Western Australia.

Personal life

In 2002 at the age of 6 he moved to Australia with his mother and siblings to escape the civil war in his homeland. His stepfather was the goalkeeper coach of the Liberia national football team.[7]

References
  1. Gatt, Ray (18 December 2011). "Adelaide's Teeboy Kamara, 15, in line for A-League debut". The Australian. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. "Official A-League Match centre". Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. "Teeboy signs three year deal with Reds - Adelaide United FC 2011". www.footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/teeboy-kamara-still-has-ambitions-of-earning-a-professional-contract-more-than-six-years-after-the-ex-adelaide-united-forward-was-the-youngest-aleague-debutant/news-story/6d0060676d38de6785593f02c8e92301?amp
  5. Bednall, Jai (18 March 2014). "Adelaide United confirms teenage striker Teeboy Kamara has been released from his contract". The Advertiser. Adelaide: News Corp. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  6. "Teeboy just the tonic for Inglewood Utd". The West Australian. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  7. "Teeboy Kamara | National Teams 2011". Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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