Kamil Conteh

Kamil Conteh

Personal information
Full name	Kamil Amadu Conteh [1]
Date of birth	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	London, 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	2	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Sierra Leone	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 29 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:37, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Kamil Amadu Conteh (born 26 December 2002) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Watford

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]

Middlesbrough

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]

Grimsby Town

On 3 July 2023, Conteh signed for Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee. ^[15]

Bristol Rovers

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]}

International career

On 17 March 2022, Conteh received a maiden call-up to the Sierra Leone squad for their friendlies against Togo, Liberia and Congo. ^[20] A week later, Conteh received his first cap during their 3–0 defeat to Togo, playing the full 90 minutes. ^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2024 ^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2021–22 [23]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Braintree Town (loan)	2021–22 [22]	National League South	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
Middlesbrough	2022–23 [24]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Gateshead (loan)	2022–23 [22]	National League	33	2	3	1	—		6 [lower-alpha 1]	1	42	4
Grimsby Town	2023–24 [25]	League Two	25	0	3	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
Bristol Rovers	2023–24 [25]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			69	3	7	1	0	0	7	1	83	5

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 26 March 2023 ^[26]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sierra Leone	2022	7	0
	2023	1	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Gateshead

• FA Trophy runner-up: 2022–23 ^[13]

Individual

• Gateshead Supporters' Player of the Year: 2022–23 ^[14]

References

1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). EFL. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
2. "Watford FC Young Star Pledges Allegiance to Sierra Leone". Gleaner. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
3. Kamil Conteh at WorldFootball.net
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5. "Official: Six Professional Deals In Academy". Watford F.C. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
6. "Leicester City vs. Watford". Soccerway. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
7. "Official: Conteh makes loan switch". Watford FC. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
8. "Braintree Town vs. Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
9. "Braintree Town vs. Hungerford Town". Soccerway. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
10. Leventhel, Adam (21 April 2022). "How Watford are trying to revamp acacdemy to bring through more of their own talented youngsters". The Athletic. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
11. "Kamil Conteh signs". gateshead-fc.com. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
12. "Kamil Conteh's Gateshead Loan Extended". www.mfc.co.uk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
13. "Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory". The FA. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
14. Jack McGraghan (2 May 2023). "Seven recognised at end of season awards". Gateshead FC. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
15. "Mariners sign Conteh on three-year deal". Grimsby Town. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
16. "Kamil Conteh Joins Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
17. Hargraves, Daniel (26 January 2024). "Kamil Conteh's first words as midfielder becomes Matt Taylor's first Bristol Rovers signing". Bristol Post. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
18. "Bristol Rovers 3–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
19. Hargraves, Daniel (27 January 2024). "Bristol Rovers player ratings vs Oxford United: Thomas and Crama stand out in much-needed win". Bristol Post. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
20. Reeves, Michael (17 March 2022). "Braintree Town duo Dejon Noel-Williams and Kamil Conteh called up for Grenada and Sierre Leone". Essex Live. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
21. "Togo vs Sierra Leone (3–0) Mar 24, 2022 Lineups and Squads". Football Critic. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
22. Kamil Conteh at Soccerway
23. "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
24. "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
25. "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
26. "Kamil Conteh Stats, Info and Next Game". Football Critic. Retrieved 27 March 2022.