John Kamara

John Kamara
Kamara with Sierra Leone in 2022
Personal information
Full name John Bankolé Kamara
Date of birth (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 United City
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Tadamon Sour 20 (0)
2012–2014 Apollon Smyrnis 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)
2023–2024 Egaleo 22 (1)
2024– United City 0 (0)
International career‡
2013– Sierra Leone 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

John Bankolé Kamara (born 12 May 1988) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club United City.

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] In response he wore 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]

In March 2024, Kamara joined Philippines Football League club United City.[11]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[12] He was a squad member at the 2021 AFCON.[13]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 13 November 2021[1]
Sierra Leone national team
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
1. 19 November 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo  DR Congo
1–0
1–3
 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "John Kamara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. 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. ^ "John Kamara signs for Greek League 2 side Egaleo". F. S. L. News. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  11. ^ "UNITED CITY FC SECURES KEY MIDFIELD ADDITION: WELCOMING JOHN BANKOLÉ KAMARA". www.unitedcityfootballclub.com. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  12. ^ John Kamara – FIFA competition record (archived)
  13. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2021 squads" – via www.bbc.co.uk.