Teeboy Kamara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teeboy Kamara | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stirling Lions | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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 | Salisbury United | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Adelaide United | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Inglewood United | 15 | (6) |
| 2015– | Stirling Lions | 41 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2016. | |||
Teeboy Kamara (born 18 May 1996) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Stirling Lions.
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 2 Gatt, Ray (18 December 2011). "Adelaide's Teeboy Kamara, 15, in line for A-League debut". The Australian. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Adelaide-United-FC-v-Gold-Coast-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2139
- ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Teeboy-signs-three-year-deal-with-Reds/43786
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Teeboy just the tonic for Inglewood Utd". The West Australian. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/joeys/players/Teeboy-Kamara/3872