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Diomansy Kamara
Personal information
Full name Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Red Star Paris 4 (2)
1999–2001 Catanzaro 34 (9)
2001–2005 Modena 82 (15)
2004–2005 Portsmouth 25 (4)
2005–2007 West Bromwich Albion 60 (21)
2007– Fulham 49 (10)
2010 → Celtic (loan) 9 (2)
International career‡
2003– Senegal 49 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha "Joe" Kamara (born 8 November 1980 in Paris, France) is a French-born Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a striker for Fulham.

Club career

Early career

Kamara began his professional career with Red Star 93 before joining Catanzaro during the 1999–2000 season.

He made 34 league appearances and scored nine times for the Calabrian club before signing for Modena. In three seasons there, he scored 15 times in 82 appearances, impressing many with his speed and agility.

Portsmouth

In August 2004, Portsmouth wanted to sign Kamara for a loan deal but eventually signed him for £2.5 million for a permanent transfer, making him their then record signing.[2] However, despite a bright start, Kamara struggled for form and injuries during the 2004–05 season, and after just one year at Portsmouth they took advantage of a clause in his contract which allowed them to move him on to West Bromwich Albion whilst only paying £1 million of his initial transfer fee to Modena. Albion paid £1.5 million for Kamara.[3]

West Bromwich Albion

Kamara made his Albion debut on 13 August 2005, replacing Kanu in the 60th minute in a 0–0 draw away at Manchester City. He picked up a yellow card in each of his first three games for the club. His first goal for West Brom was scored in a 4–1 Hawthorns win over Bradford City in the League Cup, on 20 September 2005.[4] It was one of only two goals scored by Kamara during 2005–06; his first league goal for the club was scored against Manchester City on 10 December 2005, Albion winning 2–0. Albion were relegated from the Premier League that season, but 2006–07 saw Kamara hit a rich vein of form, netting 23 goals in all competitions and helping Albion reach the playoff final. His goalscoring exploits earned him the Championship Player-of-the-Month award for October 2006,[5] as well as the PFA Fans' Player-of-the-Month award for February 2007.[6] He was also named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year[7] and won the West Bromwich Albion Player of the Year award.[8]

Fulham

Diomansy Kamara in action for Fulham F.C.

On 9 July 2007, Kamara signed a four-year deal with Fulham; his £6 million move was a club record sale for West Brom.[9] He made his debut for the Cottagers in a 2–1 defeat away at Arsenal on 12 August 2007; Kamara replaced fellow debutant David Healy in the second half. Kamara scored his first goal for Fulham in a 1–0 win at Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup, on 28 August 2007.[10] Four days later he notched his first league goal for the Cottagers, a superb late overhead kick to earn a 3–3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.[11] Later in the season, after having a relatively dry spell in front of goal, resurrected Fulham's Premier League survival hopes with two goals in the last twenty minutes (plus a Danny Murphy penalty) secured a rare away win against Manchester City. Fulham eventually survived relegation, in the last game. Whilst playing for Senegal in a match against Liberia in June 2008, Kamara ruptured his cruciate ligament, an injury which required reconstructive surgery. He is expected to be out until early in 2009.[12]

In his first start for the Cottagers since his injury he scored a brace against Aston Villa, helping his side to win 3–1. On 17 September, Kamara helped Fulham secure an away draw against CSKA Sofia which ended 1–1 in the Europa League.

Celtic

On 1 February 2010, Kamara moved to Celtic on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, having played under Tony Mowbray when at West Bromwich Albion.[13] He made his debut on 2 February 2010 against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in a 1–0 defeat.

On 7 February, Kamara scored his first goal for Celtic against Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup with a sensational strike from the edge of the box, it was also the game that provided the first Celtic goal for his strike partner Robbie Keane.[14] On 13 February, he scored his second goal for Celtic and his first SPL goal, coming against Aberdeen in thrilling 4–4 draw at Pittodrie.[15] On 25 April, he scored the first of two in a 2–0 win against Dundee United after returning from injury.

International career

Kamara has played 49 games and scored nine goals for Senegal.

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2010[16]

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References

  1. ^ Diomansy Kamara profile
  2. ^ "Pompey land new striker". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Kamara seals £1.5m West Brom deal". BBC Sport. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
  4. ^ "WBA vs Bradford City". West Bromwich Albion FC. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Baggies star Kamara claims award". BBC Sport. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Kamara scoops PFA Fans' award". West Bromwich Albion. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
  7. ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
  8. ^ "Kamara wins Player-of-the-Year Award". West Bromwich Albion. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  9. ^ "Fulham sign Kamara from West Brom". BBC Sport. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Shrewsbury 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  11. ^ Mercer, Nathan (1 September 2007). "Fulham 3–3 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  12. ^ "Kamara operation blow for Fulham". BBC Sport. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  13. ^ "Celtic sign Fulham forward". Ontheminute.com. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  14. ^ "Dunfermline 2–4 Celtic". BBC Sport. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  15. ^ "Aberdeen 4–4 Celtic". BBC Sport. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  16. ^ Diomansy Kamara
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