Teeboy Kamara

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Teeboy Kamara
Personal information
Full name Teeboy Kamara
Date of birth (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Liberia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Adelaide Olympic
Youth career
Croydon Kings
Salisbury United
S.A.S.I.
2011 A.I.S.
2011–2014 Adelaide United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Adelaide United 1 (0)
2014 Inglewood United 15 (6)
2015–2016 Stirling Lions 41 (15)
2018 Nunawading City 0 (0)
2018 Melbourne Knights 12 (2)
2019–2021 Green Gully 40 (6)
2022 Preston Lions 0 (0)
2022–2023 Bayswater City 23 (1)
2024– Adelaide Olympic 21 (1)
International career‡
2012 Australia U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2011

Teeboy Kamara (born 18 May 1996) is a soccer player who plays as a forward for Bayswater City in the NPL WA. Born in Liberia, he has represented Australia at youth level.

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Early life

Kamara was born in on 18 May 1996 in Liberia. He left with his mother and siblings, arriving in Australia as a refugee [1] at the age of six in 2002, to escape the civil war in his homeland. His stepfather was the goalkeeper coach of the Liberia national football team. [2]

Youth career

As a youth, Kamara played for Croydon Kings, Salisbury United, and Adelaide United (2011–2014). He also took part in programs at the South Australian Sports Institute and Australian Institute of Sport.[ citation needed ]

Club career

Adelaide United

In 2011, Kamara signed with A-League club Adelaide United. He made his professional debut in the 2011-12 A-League season on 16 December 2011, in a round 11 clash against Gold Coast United making him the youngest player to make a senior appearance in the competition at 15 years and 212 days old. [1] [3] He also made an additional two appearances in the Asian Champions League for Adelaide.[ citation needed ]

On 21 December 2011 it was announced he had signed a three-year senior contract with Adelaide United with the contract beginning on his 16th birthday, 18 May 2012. [4]

However, in spite of a promising start to his career, Kamara was sidelined with what was later revealed to be hepatitis A over a two-year period. Having contracted the illness on a youth tour of China to play in the Weifang Cup, his illness became so severe that a liver transplant was considered by his physicians. [5] He was eventually released from his contract by the club. [6]

State league career

Kamara was subsequently signed by Inglewood United to play in the NPL WA. [7]

He has continued to feature for various clubs in the National Premier Leagues in both Victoria and Western Australia.[ citation needed ]

Other appearances

Kamara has played in the African Nations Cup of South Australia. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gatt, Ray (18 December 2011). "Adelaide's Teeboy Kamara, 15, in line for A-League debut" . The Australian. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Teeboy Kamara | National Teams 2011". Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Official A-League Match centre". Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Teeboy signs three year deal with Reds - Adelaide United FC 2011". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Teeboy's contract will only officially begin on 18 May 2012, the day he turns 16.
  5. ↑ "Illness won't stop Teeboy" . The Advertiser . 9 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Bednall, Jai (18 March 2014). "Adelaide United confirms teenage striker Teeboy Kamara has been released from his contract". news.com.au . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Teeboy just the tonic for Inglewood Utd". The West Australian. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "2018 RAA African Nations Cup". Football SA. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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