John Kamara

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John Kamara
File:John Kamara.jpg
Kamara with Sierra Leone in 2022
Personal information
Full name John Bankolé Kamara
Date of birth (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maharlika Manila
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
2024– Maharlika Manila
International career‡
2013– Sierra Leone 21 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:21, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

John Bankolé Kamara (born 5 December 1988) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maharlika Manila.

Club career

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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] He then moved to Maharlika Manila later that year.[12]

International career

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He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[13] He was a squad member at the 2021 AFCON.[14]

Career statistics

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International

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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

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As of 9 November 2016[1]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 19 November 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
1–0
1–3
 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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