Teeboy Kamara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teeboy Kamara | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayswater City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Croydon Kings | |||
| Salisbury United | |||
| S.A.S.I. | |||
| 2011 | A.I.S. | ||
| 2011–2014 | Adelaide United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Bayswater City | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Australia U17 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2022 ‡ 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.
Early life
Kamara was born in 1996 in Liberia. He left with his family, arriving in Australia as a refugee in the early 2000s.[1]
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][2] He also made an additional 2 appearances in the Asian Champions League for Adelaide.
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.[3]
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.[4] He was eventually released from his contract by the club.[5]
State League Career
He was subsequently signed by Inglewood United to play in the NPL WA.[6] He has continued to feature for various clubs in the National Premier Leagues in both Victoria and Western Australia.
Personal life
In 2002 at the age of 6 he moved to Australia with his mother and siblings to escape the civil war in his homeland. His stepfather was the goalkeeper coach of the Liberia national football team.[7]
References
- ^ a b Gatt, Ray (18 December 2011). "Adelaide's Teeboy Kamara, 15, in line for A-League debut". The Australian. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Official A-League Match centre". Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Teeboy signs three year deal with Reds - Adelaide United FC 2011". www.footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/teeboy-kamara-still-has-ambitions-of-earning-a-professional-contract-more-than-six-years-after-the-ex-adelaide-united-forward-was-the-youngest-aleague-debutant/news-story/6d0060676d38de6785593f02c8e92301?amp
- ^ Bednall, Jai (18 March 2014). "Adelaide United confirms teenage striker Teeboy Kamara has been released from his contract". The Advertiser. Adelaide: News Corp. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Teeboy just the tonic for Inglewood Utd". The West Australian. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Teeboy Kamara | National Teams 2011". Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.