| Intro | Sierra Leonean association football player | ||||||
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Athlete |
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Sierra Leone |
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Sports |
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| Gender | male | ||||||
| Birth | 12 May 1988, Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||||||
| Age: | 32 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||||
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John Bankolé Kamara (born 12 May 1988) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Azerbaijani club Keşla, as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Freetown, Kamara has played in Lebanon and Greece for Tadamon Sour, Apollon Smyrni and Lamia. 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. He wore off a T-shirt saying “we are west Africans not a virus”, and as a result faced sanctions.
In August 2015 he signed a two-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki. He signed for Latvian club Riga for the 2016 season.
Kamara joined Kazakh club Kaisar on 1 January 2017.
On 8 January 2019, Kamara joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Keşla FK.
International career
He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 4 June 2016
| Sierra Leone national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 1 |
International goals
- As of 9 November 2016
| # | 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 |