 Kamara with Sierra Leone in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bankolé Kamara | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-12-05) 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) |
|
* 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) | |||
John Bankolé Kamara (born 5 December 1988) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maharlika Manila.
Club career
Born in Freetown, Kamara has played in Lebanon and Greece for Tadamon Sour, Apollon Smyrnis and Lamia.12 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.12
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 20211
| 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 20161
| # | 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 |
References
References
- "John Kamara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- John Kamara at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- Nick Cavell (17 October 2014). "Sierra Leone's John Kamara banished by Greek club over Ebola". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- Maeve Shearlaw (7 November 2014). "Ebola for beginners: Twitter map outlines some elementary geography". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- "Kamara seals Aris deal". Concord Times. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ФК «Кайсар» подписал ряд игроков‚ fckaysar.kz, 31 January 2016
- "Keşlə FK-da yeni futbolçular". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Con Kamara ilə müqavilə yeniləndi". keshlafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Keşlə FK-nın məlumatı". keshlafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "John Kamara signs for Greek League 2 side Egaleo". F. S. L. News. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- "UNITED CITY FC SECURES KEY MIDFIELD ADDITION: WELCOMING JOHN BANKOLÉ KAMARA". www.unitedcityfootballclub.com. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- "Maharlika FC Midfielder John Kamara Happy With His Form". 24 November 2024.
- John Kamara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Africa Cup of Nations 2021 squads" – via www.bbc.co.uk.