Bobby Kamwa

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Bobby Kamwa
Personal information
Full name Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 7
Youth career
2014–2021 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Leeds United 0 (0)
2022 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2024 Burton Albion 42 (4)
2024– Newport County 48 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:49, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa (born 18 March 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for EFL League Two club Newport County.

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Club career

Leeds United

Kamwa was born in Douala, Cameroon, but moved with his family to Leeds, England, at the age of nine. [4] [5] Kamwa joined the Leeds United academy aged 13 [6] and in July 2020, he signed a two-year contract with the club. [7] Kamwa was released by Leeds at the end of the 2021–22 season. [8]

Dunfermline Athletic (loan)

In January 2022 Kamwa joined Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [9]

Burton Albion

He signed for League One club Burton Albion in October 2022, [10] before signing a new contract in February 2023 to keep him at the club until June 2024. [11]

Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed Kamwa was to leave the club upon the expiration of his contract. [12]

Newport County

On 2 August 2024, Kamwa joined EFL League Two club Newport County. [5] He made his debut for Newport on 10 August 2024 in the 3-2 EFL League Two defeat to Cheltenham Town. [13] Kamwa scored his first goal for Newport on 17 August 2024 in the 3-1 League Two win against Doncaster Rovers. [14] On 21 December 2024 he scored his first career hat-trick in the 6-3 League Two win against Milton Keynes Dons. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Bobby Kamwa". Dunfermline Athletic. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "B. Kamwa". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Temple, Alan (29 January 2022). "Bobby Kamwa talks Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds United 'Murderball' and journey from Douala to Dunfermline" . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Newport County sign former Leeds forward Bobby Kamwa". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Hart, Ross (7 February 2022). "'Murderball', Bielsa and Pars shop window: Leeds loan star Kamwa on East End move". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bobby Kamwa pens two-year deal". Leeds United F.C. 3 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Leeds United 2022/23 retained list". Leeds United F.C. 10 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kamwa heads out on loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Burton bring in former Leeds forward Kamwa". BBC Sport. 3 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "BOBBY KAMWA | FORWARD SIGNS NEW BURTON ALBION CONTRACT UNTIL 2024". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  12. ↑ Crawford, Colston (17 May 2024). "Oshilaja among seven released as Albion list is out". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 3-2 Newport County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Newport County vs Doncaster Rovers: League Two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Newport County 6-3 MK Dons: Bryn Morris and Bobby Kamwa hat-tricks earn rampant Exiles victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2025.


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