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John Kamara
Sierra Leonean footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Bankolé Kamara (born 5 December 1988) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maharlika Manila.
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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] He then moved to Maharlika Manila later that year.[12]
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International career
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
International
- As of match played 13 November 2021[1]
International goals
- As of 9 November 2016[1]
References
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