Teeboy Kamara

Teeboy Kamara (born 18 May 1996) is an Australian soccer player who last played as a forward for Green Gully.

Teeboy Kamara
Personal information
Full name Teeboy Kamara
Date of birth (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996
Place of birth Liberia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Green Gully
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– Green Gully 23 (5)
National team‡
2012 Australia U-17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2011

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 an undisclosed illness over a two-year period. He was eventually released from his contract by the club.[4] He was subsequently signed by Inglewood United to play in the NPL WA.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. Gatt, Ray (18 December 2011). "Adelaide's Teeboy Kamara, 15, in line for A-League debut". The Australian. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Gold-Coast-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2139
  3. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Teeboy-signs-three-year-deal-with-Reds/43786%5B%5D
  4. 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.
  5. "Teeboy just the tonic for Inglewood Utd". The West Australian. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  6. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/joeys/players/Teeboy-Kamara/3872
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