Alhaji Kamara

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Alhaji Kamara
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Personal information
Full name Alhaji Kamara
Date of birth (1994-04-16) 16 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 45
Youth career
Belvic United
FC Kallon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 FC Kallon 31 (13)
2012 → Djurgårdens IF (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → IK Frej (loan) 14 (2)
2013 → IFK Värnamo (loan) 10 (6)
2014–2016 IFK Norrköping 40 (16)
2015 → Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) 4 (1)
2016–2017 D.C. United 9 (1)
2017 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 9 (4)
2017–2018 Al-Taawoun 14 (5)
2018–2019 Sheriff Tiraspol 14 (9)
2019 Vendsyssel 8 (4)
2019–2024 Randers 82 (22)
2024– Midtjylland 0 (0)
International career‡
2012– Sierra Leone 11 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:07, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Alhaji Kamara (born 16 April 1994) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland and the Sierra Leone national team.

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Club career

He started his professional career at FC Kallon in the Sierra Leone National First Division. At a young age, he had trials with Tippeligaen club Fredrikstad FK and Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Eventually he was signed by Swedish club Djurgårdens IF just after turning 18 years old. [1]

Kamara failed to make an impact at Djurgårdens IF, and instead enjoyed loan spells to IK Frej and IFK Värnamo. Before the 2014 season, he was signed by IFK Norrköping, where he positioned himself as a key player during his first season. On 31 March 2015, Kamara was loaned out to Malaysia's Super League champion, Johor Darul Ta'zim from IFK Norrköping. [2]

However, the loan was cancelled in July 2015. [3] He returned to Norrköping, and featured fourteen times as the team won the league.

Kamara signed for D.C. United on 11 May 2016. [4] Kamara scored with his first touch in his debut for D.C. United just seconds after coming on against Sporting Kansas City at Children's Mercy Park. His goal was the difference, as United went on to win the match 1–0. [5] During his time with United's USL affiliate, the Richmond Kickers, he scored a hat-trick on May 27, 2017. [6]

On June 23, 2017, Kamara signed with Al-Taawoun. [7]

On 2 February 2018, Kamara signed for Sheriff Tiraspol. [8] After one year in the club, he moved to Danish Superliga club Vendsyssel FF on 19 February 2019. [9] [10] On 15 May 2019 it was confirmed, that Kamara would join Randers FC for the 2019–20 season on a free transfer. [11]

On 1 February 2024, Kamara joined FC Midtjylland on a two-year deal. [12]

Heart defect

In February 2016, it was reported that Kamara has a potential cardio issue that could have eliminated him from professional play. Kamara was effectively put on an indefinite restrain from playing football. Kamara was evaluated by MLS Cardiologist Consultant Matthew Martinez of Allerton PA who is a specialist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Through rigorous testing, Kamara was found that it was not the case that his condition could cause concern, and he was cleared to continue in his professional career with full medical clearance and it was announced that Kamara intended to continue his career in Major League Soccer club D.C. United where he would be allowed to play, with the understanding that he would undergo tests for preventative measures at the end of each season.

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2016. [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Djurgårdens IF 2012 5010—60
IK Frej 2013 14231—173
IFK Värnamo 2013 10612—118
IFK Norrköping 2014 261030—2910
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2015 4100—41
IFK Norrköping 2015 14643—189
2016 261042003012
Total401685004821
D.C. United 2016 9100—91
Career total8226138009534

International goals

Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first. [13]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 February 2012 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and PríncipeFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 1–01–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.13 October 2015 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, NigeriaFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 1–12–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.13 November 2020 Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, NigeriaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–44–4 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.4–44–4
5.16 January 2022 Japoma Stadium, Douala, CameroonFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–22–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

IFK Norrköping

Randers

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References

  1. ↑ "Kamanor och Kamara nya inslag i DIF". Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kamara lämnar – flyttar till Malaysia". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ↑ IFK Norrköping. "Alhaji Kamara återvänder till Norrköping · IFK Norrköping". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Caitlin Murray (11 May 2016). "DC United sign 22-year-old Sierra Leone international striker Alhaji Kamara". MLS. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Arielle Castillo (30 May 2016). "Alhaji Kamara's goal on D.C. United debut sets MLS records". MLS. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Alhaji Kamara named to USL TOTW after hat trick in Richmond". 30 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Bromley, Ben (23 June 2017). "Alhaji Kamara signs with Al-Taawoun FC" . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Альхаджи". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  9. ↑ VENDSYSSEL FF TILKNYTTER ALHAJI KAMARA, vendsysselff.dk, 19 February 2019
  10. ↑ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (23 February 2019). "Alhaji Kamara: Sierra Leone forward hopes to resurrect career in Denmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Officielt: Randers snupper Kamara, bold.dk, 15 May 2019
  12. ↑ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER ALHAJI KAMARA, fcm.dk, 1 February 2024
  13. 1 2 "Alhaji Kamara". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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