Mohammed Kamara

Mohammed Kesselly "Keka"[1] Kamara (born 31 October 1997) is a Liberian footballer who currently plays for LA Galaxy II in the USL Championship.

Mohammed Kamara
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Kesselly Kamara
Date of birth (1997-10-31) October 31, 1997
Place of birth Sinkor, Liberia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 LA Galaxy II
Number 68
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 TJC Apache 44 (70)
2018 UCLA Bruins 14 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Atlanta Silverbacks 14 (9)
2018–2019 SC Paderborn 0 (0)
2018–2019 SC Paderborn II 7 (8)
2019– LA Galaxy II 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2019

Career

College and amateur

Tyler Junior College

Kamara moved to the United States to play college soccer at Tyler Junior College in 2016.[2] During his two years at Tyler, Kamara scored 70 goals and tallied 10 assists in just 44 games. He finished the 2017 season as the NJCAA player of the year after scoring a school record-breaking and NJCAA-leading 48 goals, which included 14 game-winners.[1]

UCLA

In 2018, Kamara transferred to UCLA, where he made 14 appearances, scored 5 goals and tallied a single assist.[3]

Atlanta Silverbacks

During his time at college, Kamara also appeared for National Premier Soccer League side Atlanta Silverbacks, where he scored 9 goals in 14 appearances.[4][5]

Professional

SC Paderborn 07

Kamara was considered a strong candidate to sign a Generation Adidas deal with Major League Soccer, which would see him enter the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[6] However, he opted to move to Europe, signing with 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn 07 on 5 January 2019.[7][8]

During his time at Paderborn, Kamara failed to make a single first team appearance, but did score 8 goals in 7 appearances for Paderborn's 5th-tier second team who competed in the Oberliga Westfalen.[9]

In June 2019, Kamara and Paderborn mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.[10]

LA Galaxy II

On 2 August 2019, Kamara signed for USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[11] He made his professional debut on 11 August 2019, as an 84th-minute substitute during a 3-1 win over Austin Bold.[12]

References
  1. "Mohammed Kamara dribbles around the world before scoring a home with UCLA soccer". dailybruin.com.
  2. "Mohammed Kamara 2017 Men's Soccer Roster | Tyler Junior College Athletics". www.apacheathletics.com.
  3. "Mohammed Kamara - Men's Soccer". UCLA.
  4. "ATLANTA SILVERBACKS ALUM MOHAMMED KAMARA HONORED AS PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL-AMERICAN". January 29, 2018.
  5. "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  6. "MLS SuperDraft: Amaya, Buchanan to headline Generation adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  7. "German second-tier Paderborn sign SKC's Shelton". ESPN.com. January 5, 2019.
  8. "Khiry Shelton | Mohammed Kamara| SC Paderborn 07". bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga.
  9. "Liberian youngster Mohammed Kamara parts ways with German Club Paderborn FC – Sokafrika".
  10. "SC Paderborn: Mohammed Kamara löst Vertrag auf". bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga.
  11. "LA Galaxy II sign forward Mohammed Kamara | LA Galaxy".
  12. "Austin Bold FC vs. LA Galaxy II - August 10, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
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