Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruce Kamau | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya [1] [2] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
N.A.B. | |||
Campbelltown City | |||
Adelaide City | |||
2013–2015 | Adelaide United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Adelaide Olympic | 44 | (16) |
2014–2016 | Adelaide United | 30 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Melbourne City | 42 | (4) |
2018–2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 64 | (10) |
2021–2023 | OFI Crete | 22 | (1) |
2023 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Perth Glory | 21 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Australia U23 | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2018 |
Bruce Kamau (born 28 March 1995) is a professional soccer player who most recently played as a winger for Perth Glory in the A-League. Born in Kenya, he has represented Australia at youth level.
Born in Kenya, Kamau moved to Australia at age 4. He attended Rostrevor College. [4]
He made his senior professional debut for Adelaide United in the 2014 FFA Cup in a match against Wellington Phoenix at the Marden Sports Complex on 5 August 2014. [5] Adelaide won the match 1–0 in regulation time. [6] He subsequently made his A-League debut in a match against Brisbane Roar in Round one of the 2014–15 A-League season. [7]
Kamau scored his first A-League goal for Adelaide in a 1–0 win away to Melbourne Victory on 19 February 2016, in the 90th minute of the match in Round 20 of the 2015–16 season. Kamau started in the 2016 A-League Grand Final, scoring the first goal of the game.
At the end of the season, after winning the Premiership and Championship with Adelaide United, Kamau joined Melbourne City. [8] [9] [10] Kamau made his unofficial City debut in a 4–0 pre-season victory over NPL Victoria side Melbourne Knights FC. [11]
On 3 May 2018, Kamau was released by Melbourne City and joined Western Sydney Wanderers. [12] The club announced a squad update on 16 October 2020 where Kamau was omitted suggesting his departure from the club, [13] but a month later announced that Kamau had re-signed. [14] At the end of his contract, Kamau left the club to take up an opportunity overseas. [15]
In July 2021, Kamau joined Greek Super League club OFI Crete on a three-year contract. [16] [17]
In February 2023, Kamau was loaned to A-League Men club Melbourne Victory until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Men season. [18]
In August 2023, Perth Glory announced the signing of Kamau ahead of the 2023–24 A-League Men season. [19]
Kamau was maned in the Kenya national team provisional squad for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June 2024. [20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Adelaide United | 2014–15 | A-League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2015–16 | A-League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
Total | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
Melbourne City | 2016–17 | A-League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
2017–18 | A-League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
Total | 42 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 2018–19 | A-League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
2019–20 | A-League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
2020–21 | A-League | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
Total | 64 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 11 | ||
OFI | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2022–23 | Super League Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Melbourne Victory (loan) | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 166 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 19 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 July 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Myanmar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
2. | 11 January 2018 | Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China | Syria | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship |
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