Alusine Kamara
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 September 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Syrianska FC | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Kallon | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | FC Kallon | ||
2011 | → Motala AIF (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2011–2014 | Syrianska FC | 57 | (10) |
International career | |||
2011–2013 | Sierra Leone | 15 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 6 September 2011 (UTC) |
Alusine Kamara (born 5 September 1989), nicknamed 'Baggio', is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Syrianska FC in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Life and career
Kamara played for Freetown club FC Kallon, whom he represented in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and the African Champions League.[1] In 2011, he agreed a loan move to Swedish Division 1 Södra (third tier) side Motala AIF, where he scored six goals in 13 appearances.[2]
Following a summer 2011 trial with recently promoted Allsvenskan side Syrianska FC, Kamara agreed a transfer to — and a three and a half year contract with — the top tier club on 10 August 2011.[2][3] He made his first Allsvenskan start a few days later in a 3-0 defeat to Mjällby AIF.[4][5]
Kamara also plays international football for Sierra Leone. His debut came in a February 2011 friendly match 2-1 defeat against Nigeria in Lagos.[6][7] He was also called up by Sierra Leone's Swedish manager Lars Olof Mattsson to participate in a May 2011 training camp.[8]
References
- ^ "Ahly held by Highlanders". BBC Sport. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Kamara cleared to play" (in Swedish). Syrianska FC. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Kamara completes Syrianska move". Sierra Express Media. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Mjällby annihilate Syrianska" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "'Baggio' Kamara makes Swedish top flight league debut". Sierra Leone Football. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Nigeria beats Sierra Leone 2-1 in friendly match". USA Today. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "An under-strength Leone Stars team lose out to Nigeria's Super Eagles". Sierra Leone Football. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Two different Sierra Leone squads have been announced". BBC Sport. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
External links
- Alusine Kamara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alusine Kamara at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Syrianska FC players
- FC Kallon players
- Motala AIF players
- Sierra Leonean footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers
- Sierra Leone international footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Sportspeople from Freetown
- Association football midfielders
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Sweden