Alusine Kamara

Alusine Kamara
Personal information
Date of birth	5 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	FC Kallon
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	FC Kallon
2011	→ Motala AIF (loan)
2011–2013	Syrianska FC
International career
2011	Sierra Leone
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alusine Kamara (born 5 September 1989) is a Sierra Leonean retired footballer who played two matches as a midfielder for Syrianska FC in the Swedish Allsvenskan, as well as once for the Sierra Leonea national team.^[1]

Career[edit]

Kamara played for Freetown club FC Kallon, whom he represented in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and the African Champions League.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[3]^[4] He made his first Allsvenskan start a few days later in a 3–0 defeat to Mjällby AIF.^[5]^[6]

Kamara was also capped once football for Sierra Leone. His debut came in a February 2011 friendly match 2–1 defeat against Nigeria in Lagos.^[7]^[8] He was also called up by Sierra Leone's Swedish manager Lars Olof Mattsson to participate in a May 2011 training camp.^[9]

References[edit]

^ Alusine Kamara at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "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[edit]

Alusine Kamara at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)

[1] Alusine Kamara at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] "Ahly held by Highlanders". BBC Sport. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

[Syrianska-3] "Kamara cleared to play" (in Swedish). Syrianska FC. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

[4] "Kamara completes Syrianska move". Sierra Express Media. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

[5] "Mjällby annihilate Syrianska" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

[6] "'Baggio' Kamara makes Swedish top flight league debut". Sierra Leone Football. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

[7] "Nigeria beats Sierra Leone 2-1 in friendly match". USA Today. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

[8] "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.

[9] "Two different Sierra Leone squads have been announced". BBC Sport. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

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