| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kamil Amadu Conteh [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lambeth Tigers | ||
| 2018–2021 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Gateshead (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Grimsby Town | 25 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bristol Rovers | 36 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sierra Leone | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:20, 5 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kamil Amadu Conteh (born 26 December 2002) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
Conteh joined Watford in 2018, [4] signing his first professional deal in July 2021. [5] He went onto make his first-team debut in January 2022, featuring for 16 minutes during a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup. [6]
On 5 February 2022, Conteh joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan from Watford for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [7] On that same day, he made his debut during a 0–0 draw with Eastbourne Borough, featuring for 87 minutes before being replaced by Michael Dome-Benwin. [8] Just two weeks later, Conteh scored his first goal for the club, giving the Essex-based side a 1–0 home victory over Hungerford Town in the 61st minute. [9]
In April 2022, with his contract coming to a close at Watford, Conteh spent time on trial with Championship side, Middlesbrough. Subsequently signing a contract with them in May 2022. [10]
On 1 October 2022, Conteh signed for National League club Gateshead on loan until 2 January 2023. [11] This loan was later extended until the end of the season having featured fifteen times, scoring twice. [12] He featured for Gatehead in the 2023 FA Trophy final defeat at Wembley Stadium. [13] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Conteh was voted as the Gateshead Supporters' Player of the Year. [14]
On 3 July 2023, Conteh signed for Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee. [15]
On 26 January 2024, Conteh signed for League One club Bristol Rovers on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee following the activation of his release clause. [16] Local press suggested that the fee paid was in the region of £300,000, despite conflicting earlier reports that a club-record fee had been agreed. [17] He made his debut the following day, impressing in a 3–1 victory over Oxford United. [18] [19]
In March 2025, manager Iñigo Calderón confirmed that Conteh was unlikely to feature again for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. [20] His last appearance for the club had come on 26 December 2024, where he suffered a minor knee injury before noticing unusual swelling in his foot, diagnosed as a bone infection. [21]
On 17 March 2022, Conteh received a maiden call-up to the Sierra Leone squad for their friendlies against Togo, Liberia and Congo. [22] A week later, Conteh received his first cap during their 3–0 defeat to Togo, playing the full 90 minutes. [23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2021–22 [25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2021–22 [24] | National League South | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2022–23 [26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2022–23 [24] | National League | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 [a] | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2023–24 [27] | League Two | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2023–24 [27] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024–25 [28] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 108 | 5 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
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