Mohammed Kamara

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Mohammed Kamara
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Kesselly Kamara
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Sinkor, Liberia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 TJC Apache 44 (70)
2018 UCLA Bruins 14 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Atlanta Silverbacks 14 (9)
2019 SC Paderborn 0 (0)
2019 SC Paderborn II 7 (8)
2019–2020 LA Galaxy II 9 (4)
2020–2021 Menemenspor 10 (3)
2021–2022 Hatayspor 45 (5)
2022 → Astana (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2024 Hapoel Haifa 52 (11)
2024– CFR Cluj 32 (8)
International career
2023– Liberia 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2025

Mohammed Kesselly "Keka"[1] Kamara (born 31 October 1997) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

Career

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College and amateur

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Tyler Junior College

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Kamara moved to the United States to play college soccer at Tyler Junior College in 2016.[2] During his two years at Tyler, Kamara scored 70 goals and tallied ten assists in just 44 games. He finished the 2017 season as the NJCAA player of the year after scoring a school record-breaking and NJCAA-leading 48 goals, which included 14 game-winners.[1]

UCLA

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In 2018, Kamara transferred to UCLA, where he made 14 appearances, scored five goals, and tallied a single assist.[3]

Atlanta Silverbacks

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During his time at college, Kamara also appeared for National Premier Soccer League side Atlanta Silverbacks, where he scored nine goals in 14 appearances.[4][5]

Professional

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SC Paderborn 07

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Kamara was considered a strong candidate to sign a Generation Adidas deal with Major League Soccer, which would see him enter the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[6] However, he opted to move to Europe, signing with 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn on 5 January 2019.[7][8]

During his time at Paderborn, Kamara failed to make a single first team appearance, but did score eight goals in seven appearances for Paderborn's 5th-tier second team who competed in the Oberliga Westfalen.[9]

In June 2019, Kamara and Paderborn mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.[10]

LA Galaxy II

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On 2 August 2019, Kamara signed for USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[11] He made his professional debut on 11 August 2019, as an 84th-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Austin Bold.[12]

Menemenspor

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On 1 October 2020, Kamara moved to Turkish TFF First League side Menemenspor.[13]

Career statistics

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International

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As of matches played on 17 November 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Liberia 2023 4 1
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kamara goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohammed Kamara
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 October 2023 Stade du Phosphate, Khouribga, Morocco File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya 1–1 2–3 Friendly

Honours

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CFR Cluj

References

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