John Kamara
Sierra Leonean footballer
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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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Kamara with Sierra Leone in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bankolé Kamara | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1988 | ||
| 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 | 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) |
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* 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) | |||
Club career
Born in Freetown, Kamara has played in Lebanon and Greece for Tadamon Sour, Apollon Smyrnis 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.[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
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]
| 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 |