John Kamara

John Kamara
Personal information
Full name John Bankolé Kamara
Date of birth (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2012 Tadamon Sour 20 (0)
2012–2014 Apollon Smyrni 47 (0)
2014–2015 Lamia 17 (0)
2015–2016 Aris Thessaloniki 0 (0)
2016– Riga 2 (0)
National team‡
2013– Sierra Leone 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:46, 31 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:46, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

John Bankolé Kamara (born 12 May 1988) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Latvian club Riga, as a midfielder.

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] He wore off 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]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "John Kamara". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 John Kamara profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Nick Cavell (17 October 2014). "Sierra Leone's John Kamara banished by Greek club over Ebola". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Maeve Shearlaw (7 November 2014). "Ebola for beginners: Twitter map outlines some elementary geography". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kamara seals Aris deal". Concord Times. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ John Kamara – FIFA competition record
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