Glen Kamara

Glen Kamara

Kamara with Finland U21 in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Southend United
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 25
Youth career
2003–2007 OT-77
2008 EPS
2011–2012 Southend United
2012–2015 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Arsenal 0 (0)
2016–Southend United (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2013 Finland U19 3 (0)
2015– Finland U21 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:33, 23 January 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Glen Kamara (born 28 October 1995) is an Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United on loan from Arsenal.[2]

Career

Born in Tampere, Finland, he started his career in England in the Southend United youth set up before moving to Arsenal in 2012.[3] He was a member of the Arsenal F.C. Academy. He was an unused substitute for Arsenal's match against Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League in December 2014.[4] Kamara made his debut for Arsenal on 27 October 2015, a day before his 20th birthday, against Sheffield Wednesday in the Football League Cup fourth round, an eventual 3–0 away loss.[5]

International

Kamara has represented both the Finland U19 and Finland U21 sides in internationals. He was an unused substitute for the Finland senior side in a friendly against Estonia in June 2015.[6]

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2015
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2015–16[7] 0000100010
Career total 0000100010

References

  1. "Player Profile Glen Kamara". Premier League. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. "Southend United sign Arsenal's Glen Kamara on loan". Southend United FC. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/14225199.Kamara_wants_to_repay_Blues_after_returning_on_loan/
  4. "Galatasaray 1-4 Arsenal". Soccerway.
  5. "Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. "Finland 0-2 Estonia". Soccerway.
  7. "Games played by Glen Kamara in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

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