John Kamara

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

John Kamara
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
Club information
Current team
 Keşla
Number 25
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– Keşla 31 (1)
National team‡
2013– Sierra Leone 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:44, 8 January 2019 (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]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 4 June 2016[1]
Sierra Leone national team
YearAppsGoals
201320
201441
201520
201610
Total91

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-Zimmerman. 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. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  8. "Con Kamara ilə müqavilə yeniləndi". keshlafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. John Kamara – FIFA competition record
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