Abu Kamara (footballer, born 1997)

Abu Kamara
Personal information
Full name Abu Razard Kamara
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Penang
Youth career
Kesselley Boulevard FC
Georgia FC
IDESEA Champasak United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Ganta Black Stars
2015 Champasak United
2016 CSC Champa
2016–2017 VSV United
2017 Feronikeli 1 (0)
2017–2018 Dukagjini 1 (0)
2018–2019 Rudar Velenje 11 (1)
2020–2021 Dukagjini 5 (5)
2021–2022 Makedonija 12 (3)
2022–2023 Kuching City 36 (21)
2024 Dibba Al-Hisn
International career
2021– Liberia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abu Razard Kamara (born 1 April 1997) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward[1] for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the Liberia national team.

Club career

In March 2014, Kamara began his senior career with Liberian first division club Ganta Black Stars.[citation needed]

In 2016, he signed for the Lao Premier League team CSC Champa.[2][3]

In February 2022, Kamara joins Malaysian Premier League team Kuching City F.C. In May, he scored a hattrick for Kuching City F.C. on a goal-scoring spree as they trashed Selangor F.C. II 5-1 in their Premier League match at Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium.

At the end of the season, Abu-Kamara won the Malaysian Premier League top goal-scorer with 11 goals which left Faisal Halim and Zulhilmi de Paula way far behind.

International career

He made his debut for the Liberia national football team on 3 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Nigeria, a 0–2 away loss. He substituted Terrence Tisdell in the 57th minute.[4]

Honors

Kuching City

References

  1. ^ Writer, Contributing (2024-01-26). "Liberian Players On The Move". FrontPageAfrica. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ "CSC Star Abu Kamara lead the Scorer list with 16 Goals". laoleague.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ "ABU KAMARA ອຳລາ CSC ຈຳປາ FC" (in Thai). laosportnews.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Nigeria v Liberia game report". FIFA. 3 September 2021.